Where does “tillate” come from?

tillate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk til, from Norwegian Nynorsk flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tillate (Norwegian Bokmål): to allow; to permit

Definitions

  1. to allow; to permit

Ancestry of “tillate”, step by step

tillate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
2Norwegian Nynorskfluktflight, escape
3Middle Low Germanvlucht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
5Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Nynorsk låte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsklåteAlternative form of låta
2Old Norselátato set, put in place; to cede, give up; to leave,...
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “tillate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →