Where does “laat” come from?

laat (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon lat, from Proto-West Germanic lat, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

laat (German Low German): late, tardy

Definitions

  1. late, tardy

Ancestry of “laat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlat—
2Proto-West Germaniclatslow, lazy; late
3Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “laat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lat →