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

  1. to skimp, to overly limit one's spending, to be...

Ancestry of “lésiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlésinefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianlesinabradawl; stinginess; avarice
3Frankishalasnuawl
4Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
5Proto-Germanicalazawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →