Where does “lætia” come from?

lætia (Old Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic latjaną, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

lætia (Old Swedish): to dissuade someone dative from something genitive

Definitions

  1. to dissuade someone dative from something genitive

Ancestry of “lætia”, step by step

lætia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic latjaną

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

via Old Swedish læti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlæti—
2Old Norseleti—

Words derived from “lætia”

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