Where does “laat” come from?

laat (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): late; tardy; serf

Definitions

  1. late; tardy; serf

Ancestry of “laat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlaetserf; inflection of lāten: ## third-person...
2Old Dutchlāt—
3Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
4Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “laat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →