Where does “lesken” come from?

lesken (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.

lesken (Old Dutch): to extinguish; to lessen

Definitions

  1. to extinguish; to lessen

Ancestry of “lesken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laskijanto extinguish, to quench
2Proto-Germaniclaskijanąto extinguish, to quench

Words derived from “lesken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laskijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan →