Where does “læste” come from?
læste (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic laistiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.
læste (Old English): last
Ancestry of “læste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | laistiz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leys- | to trace, to track |