Where does “latta” come from?
latta (Finnish) comes from Swedish lätta, from Swedish lätt, from Old Swedish lætter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
latta (Finnish): batten; level staff
Ancestry of “latta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lätta | get lighter, lose weight; lighten, relieve |
| 2 | Swedish | lätt | light; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lætter | light; easy; easily disrupted |
| 4 | Old Norse | léttr | light; easy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
Words derived from “latta”