Where does “לאַטקע” come from?

לאַטקע (Yiddish) comes from Polish łata, from German latte, from Middle High German Latte, from Old High German lazza, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu — board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf.

לאַטקע (Yiddish): pancake

Definitions

  1. pancake

Ancestry of “לאַטקע”, step by step

לאַטקע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłatapatch, piece of material used to repair a hole;...
2Germanlattebatten; lath; slat narrow board or strip, usually of wood
3Middle High GermanLatte—
4Old High Germanlazza—
5Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf

via Russian латка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлаткаpatch; casserole, braiser, oval-shaped Dutch...
2Proto-Slaviclatъkapatch, cloth shred
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old High German lazza →Every word from Middle High German Latte →
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