Where does “Lat” come from?

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

Lat (Luxembourgish): slat, board; bar, crossbar

Definitions

  1. slat, board; bar, crossbar

Ancestry of “Lat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanLatte—
2Old High Germanlazza—
3Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old High German lazza →Every word from Middle High German Latte →