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Where does “lezzist” come from?

lezzist (Old High German) comes from Old High German laz, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

Ancestry of “lezzist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlazslow; lazy
2Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “lezzist”

  • Letztere
  • letztere
  • letzte
  • lest
  • lezzest
  • לעצט
  • לעצטנס
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