Where does “olat” come from?

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

olat (Swedish): a bad habit

Definitions

  1. a bad habit

Ancestry of “olat”, step by step

olat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via Swedish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishoO; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old Norse latr →