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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicles-tei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic les-tei →
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