relieve
‘to ease’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. releaue, releive, relyeue, releiue, releeve, releyue < O.F. relever ‘to raise, relieve’ < Lat. relevare ‘to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden’ < re- + levare ‘to lift up, lighten’ < levis ‘not heavy’ < lee < legwh- < Tamil el