Where does “lať” come from?

lať (Czech) comes from Old Czech lat, from Middle High German Latte, from Old High German lazza, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu — board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf.

lať (Czech): bar

Definitions

  1. bar

Ancestry of “lať”, step by step

lať traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech lat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechlatbar
2Middle High GermanLatte—
3Old High Germanlazza—
4Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf

via Old Czech láti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechlátito scold
2Proto-Slaviclàjatito bark
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclā́ˀteito bark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “lať”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old High German lazza →Every word from Middle High German Latte →