Where does “laten” come from?

laten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lātan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

laten (Middle Dutch): to leave, to cause to remain in the same position...

Definitions

  1. to leave, to cause to remain in the same position...

Ancestry of “laten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlātanto leave (behind, over)
2Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “laten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →