Where does “laiier” come from?

laiier (Old French) comes from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

laiier (Old French): to leave

Definitions

  1. to leave

Ancestry of “laiier”, step by step

laiier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin laxāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxāre—
2Latinlaxōto extend, expand
3Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

via Proto-West Germanic laggjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
2Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “laiier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →