English word lazy comes from Proto-Indo-European *las-, Proto-Indo-European *lēid-, Proto-Indo-European *laḱs-, Proto-Indo-European *lak̑is-, Proto-Indo-European *laks-, and later Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (Salmon.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*las- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | eager, weak |
*lēid- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to let, subside, to leave, let |
*laḱs- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*lak̑is- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to sprinkle, spatter, sully |
*laks- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | salmon |
*latskwaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*lask | Old Saxon (osx) | |
*lahsaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Salmon. |
lahs | Old Saxon (osx) | |
lasch | Middle Low German (gml) | |
lasich | Middle Low German (gml) | |
lazy | English (en) | (UK, obsolete, or, dialect) Wicked; vicious.. (comptheory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.. (of a, cattle brand) Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.. (optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.. Causing idleness; relaxed or leisurely.. Droopy.. Lax:. Sluggish; slow-moving.. [...] |