Where does “lesen” come from?
lesen (Middle English) comes from Old French lesser, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
lesen (Middle English): to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to...
Definitions
- to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to...
Ancestry of “lesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | lesser | Alternative form of laissier |
| 2 | Latin | laxō | — |
| 3 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |
Words derived from “lesen”