Where does “late” come from?

late (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

late (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular and plural of lat; to seem,...

Definitions

  1. definite singular and plural of lat; to seem,...

Ancestry of “late”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselátato set, put in place; to cede, give up; to leave,...
2Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “late”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →Every word from Old Norse láta →