Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lētaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let (go), be tired”). Compare Latin lassus (“tired”), Albanian lodh, and possibly Ancient Greek ληδεῖν (lēdeîn, “to be tired”).[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*lētaną
- to let, to allow
- to leave alone
Inflection
editConjugation of *lētaną (strong class 7d)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *lātan
- Old Norse: láta
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (lētan)