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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	lāzan	to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
2	Proto-West Germanic	lātan	to let, to allow; to leave alone
3	Proto-Germanic	lētaną	to let, to allow; to leave alone
4	Proto-Indo-European	leh₁d-	to be tired

Words derived from “lāzen”

Nachlass
überlassen
Gelassenheit
Hinterlassenschaft
niederlassen
liegenlassen
unerlässlich
erlassen
Nachlass
nachlassen
unablässig
belassen
herunterlassen
Freilassung
freilassen
zulassen
Auslassventil
Auslass
hereinlassen
unterlassen
lassen
Entlassung
entlassen
hinterlassen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →

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