Let Is a Word That Has So Many Uses

Mortuary and mortgage are linked. When we had the flat in Baker's tree, we had a long lease. Where does the word lease come from? That's French as well. And of course, if you are advertising a house to rent, you say to let. Is that a reason why so many of these words come from a French heritage? Often when we're talking, it's a German heritage. But all of these that we imagine so far seem to be French.

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