Where does “lading” come from?

lading (Dutch) comes from Dutch laden, 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.

lading (Dutch): cargo; charge, tension; charge

Definitions

  1. cargo; charge, tension; charge

Ancestry of “lading”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchladento load; to charge; to convocate
2Middle Dutchlādento load (goods)
3Old Dutchladan—
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 “lading”

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