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Where does “láta” come from?

láta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

láta (Icelandic): to put; to lose, to let go; to let, to make, to...

Definitions

  1. to put; to lose, to let go; to let, to make, to...

Ancestry of “láta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselátato set, put in place; to cede, give up; to leave,...
2Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “láta”

  • láta lífið
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →