Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*leys-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *leys-, most common first.
- listA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
- lessUsed for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
- everlastingLasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
- leerTo look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.