Where does “läska” come from?

läska (Swedish) comes from Low German leschen, from Middle Low German leschen, from Old Saxon leskian, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.

läska (Swedish): Coolness; The state of something its thirst...

Definitions

  1. Coolness; The state of something its thirst...

Ancestry of “läska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanleschento extinguish
2Middle Low Germanleschen—
3Old Saxonleskian—
4Proto-West Germanic*laskijanto extinguish, to quench
5Proto-Germaniclaskijanąto extinguish, to quench

Words derived from “läska”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laskijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan →Every word from Old Saxon leskian →