Where does “lastning” come from?

lastning (Danish) comes from Danish laste, 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.

lastning (Danish): loading (of cargo etc.)

Definitions

  1. loading (of cargo etc.)

Ancestry of “lastning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlasteto load
2Danishlastcargo; cargo hold, hold; weight, burden
3Middle Low Germanlast—
4Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
5Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
6Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →