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Where does “lētaną” come from?

lētaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

lētaną (Proto-Germanic): to let, to allow; to leave alone

Definitions

  1. to let, to allow; to leave alone

Ancestry of “lētaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “lētaną”

  • let
  • letting
  • outlet
  • bloodletting
  • sublet
  • Nachlass
  • lettest
  • letteth
  • unlet
  • relet
  • underlet
  • lettable
  • lettor
  • multioutlet
  • subletter
  • letcha
  • forlet
  • unlettable
  • nonoutlet
  • offlet
  • lett
  • re-let
  • underletter
  • let
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →