Where does “Querlatte” come from?

Querlatte (German) comes from German latte, from Middle High German Latte, from Old High German lazza, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu — board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf.

Querlatte (German): crossbar top part of the goal connecting the goalposts

Definitions

  1. crossbar top part of the goal connecting the goalposts

Ancestry of “Querlatte”, step by step

Querlatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German latte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlattebatten; lath; slat narrow board or strip, usually of wood
2Middle High GermanLatte—
3Old High Germanlazza—
4Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf

via German quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old High German lazza →Every word from Middle High German Latte →