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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”

  • banddoorlaatfilter
  • inlaten
  • toelaten
  • nalaten
  • toelating
  • toelatingsexamen
  • loslaten
  • laten
  • nalatenschap
  • nalatig
  • nalatigheid
  • doorlaatpost
  • weglaten
  • weglating
  • weglatingsteken
  • laagdoorlaatfilter
  • doorlaten
  • hoogdoorlaatfilter
  • laten
  • alatan
  • lātan
  • lātan
  • laten
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