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

  1. to let, allow; to have someone do something, have...

Ancestry of “lætan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →
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