Where does “לאָזן” come from?

לאָזן (Yiddish) comes 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.

לאָזן (Yiddish): to let, allow

Definitions

  1. to let, allow

Ancestry of “לאָזן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlāzzen—
2Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
3Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “לאָזן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lātan →