Where does “later” come from?

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

later (Old Swedish): lazy, sluggish

Definitions

  1. lazy, sluggish

Ancestry of “later”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselatrlazy, slow
2Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “later”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old Norse latr →