Where does “лестный” come from?

лестный (Russian) comes from Russian лесть, from Old Church Slavonic льсть, from Proto-Slavic lьstь, from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

лестный (Russian): complimentary

Definitions

  1. complimentary

Ancestry of “лестный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлестьflattery, adulation, cajolery
2Old Church Slavonicльстьintrigue; deceit
3Proto-Slaviclьstьruse, decoy; flattery
4Gothic𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃a cunning plan, a scheme, a plot; a wile
5Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 →