Where does “lātan” come from?

lātan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

lātan (Old Dutch): to leave (behind, over)

Definitions

  1. to leave (behind, over)

Ancestry of “lātan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
2Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “lātan”

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