Where does “hinterlassen” come from?
hinterlassen (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.
hinterlassen (German): to leave behind; to bequeath
Definitions
- to leave behind; to bequeath
Ancestry of “hinterlassen”, step by step
| 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 |