Where does “leserka” come from?
leserka (Polish) comes from Polish leser, from German lässig, from German Lass, from German lassen, from Middle High German lāzen, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną — to be tired.
Ancestry of “leserka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | leser | idler, layabout, wastrel |
| 2 | German | lässig | casual, nonchalant, laid-back, easy-going |
| 3 | German | Lass | — |
| 4 | German | lassen | to allow; to permit; to let |
| 5 | Middle High German | lāzen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | lāzan | to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |