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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

Definitions

  1. to uglify

Ancestry of “enlaidir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlaidirto uglify
2FrenchlaidPhysically ugly; Morally corrupt
3Middle Frenchlaidugly
4Old Frenchlaid—
5Vulgar Latinlaitusunpleasant, ugly; unpleasant, disgusting, ugly
6Frankishlaiþunpleasant, obstinate, odious; unpleasant,...
7Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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