Where does “grannlåt” come from?

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

grannlåt (Swedish): finery, bauble, trinket

Definitions

  1. finery, bauble, trinket

Ancestry of “grannlåt”, step by step

grannlåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish låt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlåta song, a tune, a track, a musical piece
2Old Swedishlaterlazy, sluggish
3Old Norselatrlazy, slow
4Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

via Swedish grann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrannpretty, fine, beautiful
2Old Norsegrannrthin, slender, slim
3Proto-Germanic*grannazsharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old Norse latr →