English
laxness
From lax + -ness.
A compound of lax + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- ‘salmon, trout’
Proto-Germanic *lahsaz ‘salmon’
Proto-West Germanic *lahs ‘salmon’
Old English leax ‘salmon’
Middle English lax ‘salmon’
English lax
Today it means
noun The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / laxness