Where does “lesc” come from?

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

lesc (Old English): slack; limp

Definitions

  1. slack; limp

Ancestry of “lesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishleszczbream
2Proto-Slavic*leščьbream, carp bream
Every word from Proto-Slavic *leščьEvery word from Polish leszcz