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

lætt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic laþþō

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

via Proto-Germanic lattō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclattōboard; plank; ledge; slat; bar; shelf

Words derived from “lætt”

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