Where does “lésine” come from?

lésine (French) comes from Italian lesina, from Frankish alasnu, from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

lésine (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “lésine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlesinabradawl; stinginess; avarice
2Frankishalasnuawl
3Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
4Proto-Germanicalazawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “lésine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →