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Where does “latr” come from?

latr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

latr (Old Norse): lazy, slow

Definitions

  1. lazy, slow

Ancestry of “latr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “latr”

  • lat
  • latskap
  • lat
  • latskap
  • lat
  • latur
  • latur
  • later
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