Where does “lǫskr” come from?

lǫskr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laskwaz, from Proto-Indo-European lēyd- — to leave, let; to let, leave; to let, subside.

lǫskr (Old Norse): weak, feeble; weak, idle

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble; weak, idle

Ancestry of “lǫskr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaskwazsluggish, dull, lazy, idle; limp, lax, feeble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēyd-to leave, let; to let, leave; to let, subside

Words derived from “lǫskr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laskwaz →
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