myEtymology.com: Anglo-Norman etymology of les

Etymology of the Anglo-Norman word les

the Anglo-Norman word les

derived from the Anglo-Norman word lesser

derived from the Old French word laissier

derived from the Latin word laxare (loosen, slaken, relax)

derived from the Latin word laxus (unstrung; relaxed, at ease; wide, spacious, ample)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sleg-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *slēg-

English lease