Where does “last” come from?

last (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic laistaz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

last (Old English): footstep, track

Definitions

  1. footstep, track

Ancestry of “last”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaistaztrack, trace; footprint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “last”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laistaz →