Where does “lathe” come from?

Lathe comes from Middle English lath, from Old Norse hlað, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy-.

lathe (English): To invite; bid; ask; An administrative division...

Definitions

  1. To invite; bid; ask; An administrative division...

Ancestry of “lathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlaþea barn to house livestock or store grain, etc.; a storehouse
2Old Norsehlaðpile, stack; pavement; border, lacework
3Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “lathe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →