English
Lessing
Lessing comes from German Lessing.
- Germanc. 1650–presentLessing
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentLessing
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
Earliest quotation: 2008, Felicia R. Lee, Harry Potter Prequel for Charity: “The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than…”
Every English word from German Lessing
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Lessing / Lessing