Where does “לעשן” come from?

לעשן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German leschen, from Old High German lescan.

לעשן (Yiddish): quench, extinguish

Definitions

  1. quench, extinguish

Ancestry of “לעשן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleschen—
2Old High Germanlescan—

Words derived from “לעשן”

Every word from Old High German lescan →Every word from Middle High German leschen →