Where does “lättna” come from?

lättna (Swedish) comes from Swedish -na, from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

lättna (Swedish): lighten

Definitions

  1. lighten

Ancestry of “lättna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-naMarker of definiteness on nouns in the plural;...
2Old Norse-naUsed to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...
3Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
4Proto-Germanic-nō-—
5Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Old Norse -na →