Where does “verlaten” come from?
verlaten (Dutch) 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.
verlaten (Dutch): to leave; to abandon; to desert
Definitions
- to leave; to abandon; to desert
Ancestry of “verlaten”, step by step
verlaten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch laat
| 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 |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |