Where does “lātan” come from?

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

lātan (Old Saxon): to let

Definitions

  1. to let

Ancestry of “lātan”, step by step

lātan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic lātan

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

via Proto-Germanic *lātan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*lātan—

Words derived from “lātan”

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