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
Ancestry of “laat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | lat | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | lat | slow, lazy; late |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lataz | slow, sluggish; lazy; late |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lē(y)d- | — |
Words derived from “laat”