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

Definitions

  1. latter

Ancestry of “letztere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanletztelast
2Middle High Germanlest—
3Middle High Germanlezzest—
4Old High Germanlezzist—
5Old High Germanlazslow; lazy
6Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “letztere”

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