Etymograph

English

lairize

From lair + -ize.

Formed from lair + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’

Proto-Germanic *legrą ‘a lying, a place where one lies’

Old English leġer ‘couch, bed’

Middle English leir

English lair

Today it means

verb To act in a flashy manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lairize