Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “lesc” come from?

lesc (Old English) comes from Polish leszcz, from Proto-Slavic *leščь.

lesc (Old English): slack; limp

Definitions

  1. slack; limp

Ancestry of “lesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishleszcz—
2Proto-Slavic*leščь—

Words derived from “lesc”

  • lush
  • lushness
  • lushly
  • lushy
  • overlush
  • lishey
  • lushen
  • lusch
Every word from Proto-Slavic *leščь →