lasch

Meaning

  1. limp, lackadaisical
  2. lax, overly lenient
  3. (rare) bland, lacking in taste

Frequency

45k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/laʃ/
Etymology

In summary

18th century, from Low German lasch, from Middle Low German lasch, las, from Old Saxon *lask, from Proto-West Germanic *laskw, from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“dull, lax, sluggish, lazy”). Likely reinforced by unrelated French lâche, from Latin laxus.

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