Where does “Lass” come from?
Lass (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “Lass”, step by step
Lass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lassen | to allow; to permit; to let |
| 2 | Middle High German | lāzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lāzan | to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |