Where does “אָפּלאָזן” come from?
אָפּלאָזן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לאָזן, from Middle High German lāzzen, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
אָפּלאָזן (Yiddish): to let go of
Definitions
- to let go of
Ancestry of “אָפּלאָזן”, step by step
אָפּלאָזן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לאָזן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לאָזן | to let, allow |
| 2 | Middle High German | lāzzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lāzan | to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |