Where does “doorlatch” come from?
doorlatch (English) comes from English latch, from Middle English latche, from Middle English lacchen, from Old English læċċan, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
doorlatch (English): The latch that fastens a door
Definitions
- The latch that fastens a door
Ancestry of “doorlatch”, step by step
doorlatch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English latch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latch | To close or lock as if with a latch; To catch;... |
| 2 | Middle English | latche | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lacchen | to seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch |
| 4 | Old English | læċċan | to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”; to grasp,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lakjaną | To cause to wet; moisten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |