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latchEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”, verb), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”), from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną, *lakwijaną, *lakkijaną (“to seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-, *(s)leh₂gʷ- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lakken (“to grasp, catch”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗latchEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English latche, lacche (“a latch; a trap”), from lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”). See above for more.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗latchEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Compare French lécher (“to lick”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- LatchEnglish · e-38538-7069
Latch, lach, v.t. (Shak.) to moisten. [Leach.]
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Latch, lach, n. a small piece of wood or iron to fasten a door.—v.t. to fasten with a latch: to hold, retain: (obs.) to seize.—ns. Latch′et, a strap or buckle for fastening a shoe; Latch′key, a key to raise the latch of
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