Where does “lest” come from?
lest (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic les-tei, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
Ancestry of “lest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | les-tei | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
Words derived from “lest”