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
- inflection of letten:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “lette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | letten | to hinder, to slow; to stop, to halt; to delay,... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | letten | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | latjaną | to make slow, delay, hinder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lataz | slow, sluggish; lazy; late |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lē(y)d- | — |