Where does “lætsum” come from?

lætsum (Old English) comes from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

lætsum (Old English): slow; late

Definitions

  1. slow; late

Ancestry of “lætsum”, step by step

lætsum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsumsome
2Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
3Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Old English læt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlætslow; slack, lax, negligent; late
2Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →