Where does “leschen” come from?

leschen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German leschen, from Old Saxon leskian, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.

leschen (Low German): to extinguish

Definitions

  1. to extinguish

Ancestry of “leschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanleschen—
2Old Saxonleskian—
3Proto-West Germanic*laskijanto extinguish, to quench
4Proto-Germaniclaskijanąto extinguish, to quench

Words derived from “leschen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laskijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan →Every word from Old Saxon leskian →