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Where does “forlasi” come from?

forlasi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lasi, from German lassen, from Middle High German lāzen, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

forlasi (Esperanto): to abandon, to desert, to forsake

Definitions

  1. to abandon, to desert, to forsake

Ancestry of “forlasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolasito leave; to let
2Germanlassento allow; to permit; to let; to have someone ; to...
3Middle High Germanlāzen—
4Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
5Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →