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Where does “lætt” come from?

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

lætt (Old English): lath

Definitions

  1. lath

Ancestry of “lætt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lætt”

  • lath
  • lathy
  • lathwork
  • lathlike
  • lathen
  • counterlath
  • laith
  • laththe
  • lathe
  • laþþe
  • laþe
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