Where does “låt” come from?

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

låt (Swedish): a song, a tune, a track, a musical piece

Definitions

  1. a song, a tune, a track, a musical piece

Ancestry of “låt”, step by step

låt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish later

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlaterlazy, sluggish
2Old Norselatrlazy, slow
3Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

via Old Dutch lāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlāt—
2Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “låt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old Norse latr →