English
latred
Latred comes from Old English lætrǣde ‘slow, deliberate’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lætrǣde‘slow, deliberate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500latrede
- Englishtodaylatred
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lætrǣde‘slow, deliberate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500latrede
- Englishtodaylatred
Formed from late + -red
Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- ‘to be tired’
…
Proto-Germanic *lataz ‘slow’
Proto-West Germanic *lat ‘slow’
Old English læt ‘slow’
Middle English late ‘slow’
English late
Every English word from Old English lætrǣde
Today it means
adj Slow; tardy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English lætrǣde / latred