Where does “lat” come from?
lat (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.
lat (Proto-West Germanic): slow, lazy; late
Ancestry of “lat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lataz | slow, sluggish; lazy; late |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lē(y)d- | — |