Where does “lette” come from?

lette (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch letten, from Proto-Germanic latjaną, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

lette (Middle Dutch): inflection of letten: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of letten: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “lette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlettento hinder, to slow; to stop, to halt; to delay,...
2Old Dutchletten—
3Proto-Germaniclatjanąto make slow, delay, hinder
4Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic latjaną →