Where does “lester” come from?

lester (French) comes from French lest, from Old French last, from Old Dutch last, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lester (French): to ballast

Definitions

  1. to ballast

Ancestry of “lester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlestdead weight; ballast
2Old Frenchlast—
3Old Dutchlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “lester”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlastuz →
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