Where does “laire” come from?

laire (Middle French) comes from Old French laire, from Old French laiier, from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

laire (Middle French): to let; to permit; to allow; to leave alone

Definitions

  1. to let; to permit; to allow; to leave alone

Ancestry of “laire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlaireto let; to permit; to allow
2Old Frenchlaiierto leave
3Latinlaxāre—
4Latinlaxōto extend, expand
5Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →