(s)lēg- : (s)ləg-, and (s)leg-
weak, feeble, languid
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | [gr. λαγγών EM ‘Feigling’{2} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | [lat. langueō, -ēre ‘schlaff sein, träge sein’{3} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | gr. λήγω ‘höre auf, lasse ab, ende’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | gr. ἔλληξα ‘hörte auf’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italic | ||||
| Old French | laissier | to leave, let go | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old French | reles | something left behind, release | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | relessier | to relax | vb | W7 LRC |
| Anglo-French | lesser | to lease | vb | W7 LRC |
| Anglo-French | lessour | lessor, landlord | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | languide | languishing | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | languir | to languish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | laschesse | cowardice; lack of scrupulousness re: deadlines | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Latin | langueo, languēre | to be weak, languid | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | languidus | languid | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | languo, languēre | to languish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | laxō, laxāre | to loosen, slacken | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | laxus | lax | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | relaxō, relaxāre | to relax, loosen | vb | W7 LRC |
| Vulgar Latin | langueo, languere | to languish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | catalecticus | verse with missing syllable(s) | adj | W7 LRC |
| New Latin | algolagnia | algolagnia | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| English | ||||
| Old English | sleac | slack | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | lachesse | laches | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | languishen | to languish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | lax | lax | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | lessour | lessor | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | lusch | lush; soft, tender | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | relaxen | to relax, make less compact | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | reles | relish | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | relesen | to release | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | slak | slack | adj | W7 LRC |
| English | algolagnia | pleasure in inflicting/suffering pain | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | catalectic | lacking syllable at end, ending in imperfect foot | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | laches | negligence in observance of duty/opportunity | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | lagomorph | gnawing mammal: rabbit, hare, pika | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | languid | weak, drooping/flagging (as if) from exhaustion | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | languish | to be/become weak/feeble/enervated | vb.intrans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | lax | loose, open | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | lease | to let, grant by lease | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | lessor | one who conveys by lease | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | lush | producing luxuriant foliage | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | relax | to slacken, make less tense/rigid | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | release | to free from restraint/confinement/servitude | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | relish | characteristic taste/flavor | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | slack | negligent, without care/dispatch/diligence | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch | laken | sheet | n | TLL LRC |
| Old High German | lahhan | sheet, cloth, garment | n | KDW LRC |
| Old High German | slah | slack | adj | W7 LRC |
| German | Laken | sheet | n | TLL LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | līn-lak | linen sheet | n | KNW LRC |
| Danish | lagen | sheet | n | TLL LRC |
| Swedish | lakan | sheet | n | TLL LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek | λαγωός | hare | n.masc | LRC |
| Homeric Greek | λήγω | to stop, cease, abate | vb | LRC |
| Attic | λαγώς | hare | n.masc | LRC |
| Greek | κατα-λήγω | to leave off | vb | LRC |
| Greek | katalēktikos | verse with missing syllable(s) | adj | W7 LRC |
| Greek | lagneia | lust | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Greek | lagnos | lustful | adj | AHD LRC |