Where does “letten” come from?

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

letten (Middle Dutch): to hinder, to slow; to stop, to halt; to delay,...

Definitions

  1. to hinder, to slow; to stop, to halt; to delay,...

Ancestry of “letten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchletten—
2Proto-Germaniclatjanąto make slow, delay, hinder
3Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “letten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic latjaną →