Where does “lezzen” come from?

lezzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic latjaną, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

lezzen (Old High German): to make slow, delay, hinder

Definitions

  1. to make slow, delay, hinder

Ancestry of “lezzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclatjanąto make slow, delay, hinder
2Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “lezzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic latjaną →