Where does “lesschen” come from?

lesschen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lesken, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.

lesschen (Middle Dutch): to go out; to extinguish; to quench

Definitions

  1. to go out; to extinguish; to quench

Ancestry of “lesschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchleskento extinguish; to lessen
2Proto-West Germanic*laskijanto extinguish, to quench
3Proto-Germaniclaskijanąto extinguish, to quench

Words derived from “lesschen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laskijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan →Every word from Old Dutch lesken →
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