Where does “lax” come from?

lax (German) comes from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

lax (German): lax; easy, loose

Definitions

  1. lax; easy, loose

Ancestry of “lax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →