Where does “laat” come from?

laat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch laat, from Middle Dutch laet, from Old Dutch lāt, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

laat (Afrikaans): to cause to, to make

Definitions

to cause to, to make

Ancestry of “laat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	laat	late; tardy; serf
2	Middle Dutch	laet	serf; inflection of lāten: ## third-person...
3	Old Dutch	lāt	—
4	Proto-Germanic	lētaz	freeman; bondsman; serf
5	Proto-Germanic	lētaną	to let, to allow; to leave alone
6	Proto-Indo-European	leh₁d-	to be tired

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →