lesschen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to go out (of fire)
- to extinguish
- to quench
- to calm, to ease
- to lessen, to reduce
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *leskan inherited from Proto-Germanic *leskaną inherited from Old Dutch lesken inherited from Proto-Germanic *laskijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*laskijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blussen Dutch, Flemish
- dorstlesser Dutch, Flemish
- lessen Dutch, Flemish
- *leys- Proto-Indo-European
- *laskijaną Proto-Germanic
- *leskaną Proto-Germanic
- blusschen Middle Dutch
- *leskan Old Dutch
- lesken Old Dutch