Where does “leschen” come from?

leschen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon leskian, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.

Ancestry of “leschen”, step by step

leschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon leskian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonleskian—
2Proto-West Germanic*laskijanto extinguish, to quench
3Proto-Germaniclaskijanąto extinguish, to quench

via Old Dutch leskan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchleskan—
2Proto-Germanicleskanąto cease, to stop

Words derived from “leschen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laskijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan →Every word from Old Saxon leskian →