Where does “לעצט” come from?

לעצט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German lest, from Middle High German lezzest, from Old High German lezzist, from Old High German laz, from Proto-Germanic lataz, from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d-.

לעצט (Yiddish): last

Definitions

  1. last

Ancestry of “לעצט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlest—
2Middle High Germanlezzest—
3Old High Germanlezzist—
4Old High Germanlazslow; lazy
5Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “לעצט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lataz →Every word from Old High German laz →