Where does “letting” come from?
Letting comes from Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-, ultimately from the root lē(y)d-.
letting (English): present participle of let; The rental of...
Definitions
- present participle of let; The rental of...
Ancestry of “letting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |