Where does “lātan” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to let, to allow; to leave alone

Ancestry of “lātan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lātan”

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