Etymology

lash

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Today it means: The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. Full definition →

Middle English lashe ← Proto-Germanic *laskô
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lash · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*laskô“flap of fabric, strap”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlashe
  3. English todaylash

From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”). Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).

lash · verb2

  1. Old French · derived fromlacier“to lace”
  2. Middle French · derived fromlachier
  3. English todaylash

From Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier (“to lace”).

lash · adjective, noun3

  1. Old French · derived fromlasche
  2. English todaylash

From Old French lasche (French lâche).

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