Where does “låt gå” come from?

låt gå (Swedish) comes from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

låt gå (Swedish): Expresses (grudgingly) accepting or allowing something

Definitions

  1. Expresses (grudgingly) accepting or allowing something

Ancestry of “låt gå”, step by step

låt gå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedishgā—
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

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-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →