lathe

lathe · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lēy-“to want, desire”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*laþōną“to invite”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*laþōn
4. Old English · inherited fromlaþian“to invite, summon, call upon, ask”
5. Middle English · inherited fromlathen
6. English todaylathe

From Middle English lathen, from Old English laþian (“to invite, summon, call upon, ask”), from Proto-West Germanic *laþōn, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to invite”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēy- (“to want, desire”). Cognate with German laden (“to invite”), Icelandic laða (“to attract”).

lathe · noun²

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*lāþ
2. Old English · inherited fromlǣþ“a division of a county containing several hundreds, a district, lathe”
3. Middle English · inherited from*lath
4. English todaylathe

From Middle English *lath, leth, from Old English lǣþ (“a division of a county containing several hundreds, a district, lathe”), from Proto-West Germanic *lāþ.

lathe · noun, verb³

1. Old Norse · derived fromhlað“pile, heap”
2. Middle English · inherited fromlathe“turning-lathe; stand”
3. English todaylathe

From Middle English lathe (“turning-lathe; stand”), from Old Norse hlað (“pile, heap”)—compare dialectal Danish lad (“stand, support frame”) (as in drejelad (“turning-lathe”), savelad (“saw bench”)), dialectal Norwegian la, lad (“pile, small wall”), dialectal Swedish lad (“folding table, lay of a loom”)—from hlaða (“to load”). More at lade.

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