låta

Swedish

/loːta/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to make sound
  • to sound; to seem; to appear
  • to allow; to let

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish lata, lāta inherited from Old Norse láta inherited from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (let, leave alone, leave, allow, leave behind) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (let, leave, let go, leave behind, give out, let out, be tired).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leh₁d-

Gloss

let, leave, let go, leave behind, give out, let out, be tired

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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