Where does “lad” come from?

lad (Danish) comes from Old Norse hlað, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lad (Danish): languid, lazy, indolent

Definitions

  1. languid, lazy, indolent

Ancestry of “lad”, step by step

lad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hlað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaðpile, stack; pavement; border, lacework
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Old Danish lat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlat—
2Old Norselatrlazy, slow
3Proto-Germaniclatazslow, sluggish; lazy; late
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlē(y)d-—

Words derived from “lad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →