Where does “letzte” come from?

letzte (German) comes 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-.

letzte (German): last

Definitions

  1. last

Ancestry of “letzte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlest—
2Middle High Germanlezzest—
3Old High Germanlezzist—
4Old High Germanlazslow; lazy
5Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “letzte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old High German laz →