Where does “lætan” come from?
lætan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
lætan (Old English): to let, allow; to have someone do something, have...
Definitions
- to let, allow; to have someone do something, have...
Ancestry of “lætan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |