Where does “letztere” come from?
letztere (German) comes 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
Ancestry of “letztere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | letzte | last |
| 2 | Middle High German | lest | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | lezzest | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lezzist | — |
| 5 | Old High German | laz | slow; lazy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lataz | slow, sluggish; lazy; late |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lē(y)d- | — |
Words derived from “letztere”