Where does “lathen” come from?

lathen (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

lathen (English): Made from a lath or laths

Definitions

  1. Made from a lath or laths

Ancestry of “lathen”, step by step

lathen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English lath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlathA thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters,...
2Middle Englishlaþþe—
3Old Englishlættlath
4Proto-Germaniclaþþōboard; plank; ledge
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lat-beam; log
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →