Where does “leske” come from?
leske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German leschen, from Old Saxon leskian, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.
leske (Norwegian Bokmål): to quench, slake, refresh; to slake
Definitions
- to quench, slake, refresh; to slake
Ancestry of “leske”, step by step
leske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German leschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | leschen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | leskian | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *laskijan | to extinguish, to quench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laskijaną | to extinguish, to quench |
via Old Norse ljóski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ljóski | — |