Where does “lath” come from?

Lath comes from Middle English lathe, from Old Norse hlað, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-.

lath (English): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters,...

Definitions

  1. A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters,...

Ancestry of “lath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlaþþe—
2Old Englishlættlath
3Proto-Germaniclaþþōboard; plank; ledge
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lat-beam; log

Words derived from “lath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laþþō →Every word from Old English lætt →