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Where does “laisiz” come from?

laisiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

laisiz (Proto-Germanic): smaller, lesser; smaller, lesser, fewer, lower

Definitions

  1. smaller, lesser; smaller, lesser, fewer, lower

Ancestry of “laisiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “laisiz”

  • less
  • lesser
  • lass
  • lessness
  • natheless
  • lassy
  • kindless
  • dowryless
  • officeless
  • leasow
  • dairyless
  • lesserness
  • lasslorn
  • lesse
  • leesewe
  • lesewe
  • leswe
  • lese
  • lesse
  • leasse
  • lasse
  • les
  • lǣs
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