Where does “laten” come from?
laten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch laten, from Old Dutch lātan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
laten (Dutch): to leave, to cause to remain in the same position...
Definitions
- to leave, to cause to remain in the same position...
Ancestry of “laten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lātan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |
Words derived from “laten”