Where does “lassen” come from?

lassen (German) comes 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.

lassen (German): to allow; to permit; to let

Definitions

  1. to allow; to permit; to let

Ancestry of “lassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlāzen—
2Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
3Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “lassen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →