Where does “rodlet” come from?

rodlet (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.

rodlet (English): Any small rod, or rod-shaped structure

Definitions

  1. Any small rod, or rod-shaped structure

Ancestry of “rodlet”, step by step

rodlet 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 rod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or...
2EnglishRodneyA small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “rodlet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-
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