English
lathless
From lath + -less.
Formed from lath + -less
Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat-
Proto-Germanic *laþô ‘shoot’
Proto-West Germanic *lattu ‘board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf’
Old English lætt
Middle English laththe
English lath
Today it means
adj Without laths.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lathless