English
liss
Liss comes from Old English liss ‘grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lent- ‘bendsome, resilient’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lent-‘bendsome, resilient’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*linþisjō‘rest’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150liss‘grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lis
- Englishtodayliss
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lent-‘bendsome, resilient’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*linþisjō‘rest’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150liss‘grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lis
- Englishtodayliss
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *lent-
Today it means
noun Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lent- / liss