Where does “lat” come from?

lat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lat, from Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu — board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf.

lat (Afrikaans): A slate, a lath

Definitions

  1. A slate, a lath

Ancestry of “lat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlatA slate, a lath; A specifically, the common...
2Middle Dutchlatte—
3Old Dutchlatta—
4Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old Dutch latta →Every word from Middle Dutch latte →