Etymology

lesk

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Today it means: The loin; flank. Full definition →

Middle English leske ← Old Norse ljóski ← Proto-Germanic *leuskô
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*leuskô
  2. Old Norse · derived fromljóski
  3. Middle English · inherited fromleske
  4. English todaylesk

Inherited from Middle English leske, probably from Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskô, though note Mercian Old English lēsca. Cognate with Swedish ljumske, Danish lyske.

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