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Where does “latur” come from?

latur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

latur (Icelandic): lazy

Definitions

  1. lazy

Ancestry of “latur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselatrlazy, slow
2Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →