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

Definitions

  1. batten; level staff

Ancestry of “latta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlättaget lighter, lose weight; lighten, relieve
2Swedishlättlight; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...
3Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
4Old Norseléttrlight; easy
5Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “latta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →
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