Where does “enlaidir” come from?
enlaidir (French) comes from French laidir, from French laid, from Middle French laid, from Old French laid, from Vulgar Latin laitus, from Frankish laiþ, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
enlaidir (French): to uglify
Ancestry of “enlaidir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | laidir | to uglify |
| 2 | French | laid | Physically ugly; Morally corrupt |
| 3 | Middle French | laid | ugly |
| 4 | Old French | laid | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | laitus | unpleasant, ugly; unpleasant, disgusting, ugly |
| 6 | Frankish | laiþ | unpleasant, obstinate, odious; unpleasant,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |