Where does “lätt” come from?

lätt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish lætter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lätt (Swedish): light; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...

Definitions

  1. light; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...

Ancestry of “lätt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lätt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →