Where does “летва” come from?

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

летва (Serbo-Croatian): lath

Definitions

  1. lath

Ancestry of “летва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlattebatten; lath; slat narrow board or strip, usually of wood
2Middle High GermanLatte—
3Old High Germanlazza—
4Proto-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 →