Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lētaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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[edit]
Verb[edit]
*lētaną
- to let, to allow
- to leave alone
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *lētaną (strong class 7d)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *lātan
- Old Norse: láta
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (lētan)