Where does “Lett” come from?
Lett comes from German Lette, which derives from Latvian latvis, ultimately from Latvian latuvis, the name for a person of Latvia or Latvian ethnicity.
Lett (English): Latvian
Ancestry of “Lett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Lette | Latvian |
| 2 | Latvian | latvis | a Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian... |
| 3 | Latvian | latuvis | — |
| 4 | Latvian | Latuva | — |
Words derived from “Lett”