English
Lett
Lett comes from German Lette ‘Latvian (person)’, and goes back to Latvian latvis.
- Latvianmodernlatvis‘a (male) Latvian, a Lett’
- Germanc. 1650–presentLette‘Latvian (person)’
- EnglishtodayLett
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latvianmodernlatvis‘a (male) Latvian, a Lett’
- Germanc. 1650–presentLette‘Latvian (person)’
- EnglishtodayLett
Linked words
through Latvian latvis ‘a (male) Latvian, a Lett’
Today it means
noun Synonym of Latvian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latvian latvis / Lett