Etymology of the French word laisser

Date

The earliest known usage of laisser in French dates from the 10th century.

Derivations in French

délaisser, lais, laisser-aller, laisse-tout-faire, laisser-sur-place, laissez-passer, laissées, tire-laisse, relaisser

Cognates

Catalan leixar, Catalan llassar, Dutch laten, English let, French lasser, French lâcher, German lassen, Icelandic láta, Italian lasciare, Italian lassare, Portuguese laxar, Provençal laxar, Provençal laissar, Spanish laxar, Swedish lota, Yiddish lozn