Where does “Letztere” come from?

Letztere (German) comes from German letztere, from German letzte, from Middle High German lest, from Middle High German lezzest, from Old High German lezzist, from Old High German laz, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

Letztere (German): latter

Definitions

  1. latter

Ancestry of “Letztere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanletzterelatter
2Germanletztelast
3Middle High Germanlest—
4Middle High Germanlezzest—
5Old High Germanlezzist—
6Old High Germanlazslow; lazy
7Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old High German laz →