Where does “lete” come from?

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

lete (Norwegian Nynorsk): laziness

Definitions

  1. laziness

Ancestry of “lete”, step by step

lete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk låt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklåta tune; imperative 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

via Old Norse líta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselítalook; see
2Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
3Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →