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Where does “leten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “leten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
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 “leten”

  • let
  • letting
  • outlet
  • bloodletting
  • sublet
  • lettest
  • letteth
  • unlet
  • relet
  • underlet
  • lettable
  • lettor
  • multioutlet
  • subletter
  • letcha
  • unlettable
  • nonoutlet
  • offlet
  • re-let
  • lett
  • underletter
  • let
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →