Where does “withlesen” come from?
withlesen (Middle English) comes from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
withlesen (Middle English): To be taken away; to be lost
Definitions
- To be taken away; to be lost
Ancestry of “withlesen”, step by step
withlesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English wiþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 2 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 3 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via Middle English lesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lesen | to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to... |
| 2 | Old French | lesser | Alternative form of laissier |
| 3 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 4 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |