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Where does “lisse” come from?

lisse (Middle English) comes from Old English liss, from Old English līþs, from Old English liþe, from Proto-West Germanic linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.

Ancestry of “lisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishliss—
2Old Englishlīþsgrace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace,...
3Old Englishliþegentle, mild; pleasant
4Proto-West Germaniclinþ(ī)gentle
5Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—

Words derived from “lisse”

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