Where does “laþþe” come from?

laþþe (Middle English) comes from Old English lætt, from Proto-Germanic laþþō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- — beam; log.

Ancestry of “laþþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlættlath
2Proto-Germaniclaþþōboard; plank; ledge
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lat-beam; log

Words derived from “laþþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laþþō →Every word from Old English lætt →