Where does “toelaatbaar” come from?
toelaatbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch toelaten, from Dutch laten, 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.
toelaatbaar (Dutch): allowable, permissible
Definitions
- allowable, permissible
Ancestry of “toelaatbaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toelaten | to allow, tolerate; to condone; to admit, receive |
| 2 | Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lātan | to leave (behind, over) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |