Where does “latan” come from?
latan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
Ancestry of “latan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |
Words derived from “latan”