Where does “lǣtan” come from?

lǣtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

lǣtan (Old English): to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...

Definitions

  1. to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...

Ancestry of “lǣtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
2Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “lǣtan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lātan →