Where does “lastdrager” come from?

lastdrager (Dutch) comes from Dutch last, from Middle Dutch last, from Old Dutch last, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lastdrager (Dutch): one which carries loads such as a porter; a...

Definitions

  1. one which carries loads such as a porter; a...

Ancestry of “lastdrager”, step by step

lastdrager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlastload, weight; burden; hindrance, problem
2Middle Dutchlastload, weight; task, duty, obligation; tax
3Old Dutchlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Dutch drager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdragerA carrier, one who carries or bears something; A...
2Middle Dutchdragere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →