Where does “lest” come from?

lest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse leistr, from Proto-Germanic laistiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

lest (Norwegian Nynorsk): a last a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes

Definitions

  1. a last a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes

Ancestry of “lest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleistrsock; foot, sock
2Proto-Germaniclaistiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “lest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laistiz →Every word from Old Norse leistr →