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Where does “lathon” come from?

lathon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lathon (Old Dutch): to call; to invite

Definitions

  1. to call; to invite

Ancestry of “lathon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
2Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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