Where does “laste” come from?

laste (Danish) comes from Danish last, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

laste (Danish): to load

Definitions

  1. to load

Ancestry of “laste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlastcargo; cargo hold, hold; weight, burden
2Middle Low Germanlast—
3Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
4Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “laste”

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