Where does “laatje” come from?

laatje (Dutch) comes from Dutch la, from Dutch lade, from Middle Dutch lāde, from Old Dutch latha, from Proto-Germanic hlaþō — drawer.

Ancestry of “laatje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchladrawer; la
2DutchladeAlternative form of la
3Middle Dutchlādebox, case
4Old Dutchlatha—
5Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer

Words derived from “laatje”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþō →