Where does “underlätta” come from?
underlätta (Swedish) comes from Swedish lätta, from Swedish lätt, from Old Swedish lætter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
underlätta (Swedish): to facilitate
Ancestry of “underlätta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | lätta | get lighter, lose weight; lighten, relieve |
| 2 | Swedish | lätt | light; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lætter | light; easy; easily disrupted |
| 4 | Old Norse | léttr | light; easy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |