Where does “letten” come from?

letten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch letten, from Proto-Germanic latjaną, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

letten (Dutch): to pay attention, to mind; to prevent from doing...

Definitions

  1. to pay attention, to mind; to prevent from doing...

Ancestry of “letten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlettento hinder, to slow; to stop, to halt; to delay,...
2Old Dutchletten—
3Proto-Germaniclatjanąto make slow, delay, hinder
4Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “letten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic latjaną →
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