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Where does “laskwaz” come from?

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

laskwaz (Proto-Germanic): sluggish, dull, lazy, idle; limp, lax, feeble

Definitions

  1. sluggish, dull, lazy, idle; limp, lax, feeble

Ancestry of “laskwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlēyd-to leave, let; to let, leave; to let, subside

Words derived from “laskwaz”

  • lazy
  • lush
  • lazily
  • laziness
  • lushness
  • lushly
  • lazybones
  • lushy
  • lusk
  • unlazy
  • luskish
  • lazyback
  • overlush
  • nonlazy
  • luskishness
  • lishey
  • lushen
  • lazyish
  • lazy-bed
  • lazybutt
  • lazyweb
  • lazyload
  • lazyitis
  • lasch
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