Where does “lāzen” come from?

lāzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

Ancestry of “lāzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
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 “lāzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lātan →