Where does “ラッチ” come from?

ラッチ (Japanese) 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...

ラッチ (Japanese): latch

Definitions

  1. latch

Ancestry of “ラッチ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlatchTo close or lock as if with a latch; To catch;...
2Middle Englishlatche
3Middle Englishlacchento seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch
4Old Englishlæċċanto grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”; to grasp,...
5Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-
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