Where does “laden” come from?

laden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lāden, from Old Dutch ladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

laden (Dutch): to load; to charge; to convocate

Definitions

  1. to load; to charge; to convocate

Ancestry of “laden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlādento load (goods)
2Old Dutchladan—
3Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “laden”

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