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Where does “musikallåt” come from?

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

musikallåt (Swedish): show tune, song from a musical

Definitions

  1. show tune, song from a musical

Ancestry of “musikallåt”, step by step

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-—
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