Where does “ladhed” come from?
ladhed (Danish) comes from Danish lad, 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.
ladhed (Danish): laziness, indolence, languidness
Definitions
- laziness, indolence, languidness
Ancestry of “ladhed”, step by step
ladhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lad | languid, lazy, indolent |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlað | pile, stack; pavement; border, lacework |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlaða | to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |