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Where does “lat” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “lat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lat”

  • musikallåt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →