Where does “let” come from?
let (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.
Ancestry of “let”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lataz | slow, sluggish; lazy; late |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lē(y)d- | — |