Where does “lésiner” come from?
lésiner (French) comes from French lésine, 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.
lésiner (French): to skimp, to overly limit one's spending, to be...
Definitions
- to skimp, to overly limit one's spending, to be...
Ancestry of “lésiner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | lésine | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Italian | lesina | bradawl; stinginess; avarice |
| 3 | Frankish | alasnu | awl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alasnō | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | alaz | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “lésiner”