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Where does “lasne” come from?

lasne (Old French) comes from Old French nasliere, from Frankish nastila, from Proto-Germanic nastilō, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

lasne (Old French): strap, thong

Definitions

  1. strap, thong

Ancestry of “lasne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnasliere—
2Frankishnastilatie, headband
3Proto-Germanicnastilōheadband; plait
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “lasne”

  • lanyard
  • lanyer
  • lasniere
  • laniere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →