Where does “lasken” come from?
lasken (Middle English) comes from Old French lascher, from Italian lascare, from Latin laxicāre, from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Ancestry of “lasken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lascher | Alternative form of laschier |
| 2 | Italian | lascare | Alternative form of allascare |
| 3 | Latin | laxicāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | laxāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 6 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |