Where does “frondlet” come from?

frondlet (English) comes from English let, from Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

frondlet (English): A very small frond; A distinct portion of a...

Definitions

  1. A very small frond; A distinct portion of a...

Ancestry of “frondlet”, step by step

frondlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

via English frond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrondThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf;...
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-Every word from Proto-Germanic lētanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lātan