Where does “ark load” come from?

ark load (English) comes from English load, from Middle English lode, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

ark load (English): Alternative form of arkload

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of arkload

Ancestry of “ark load”, step by step

ark load traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English load

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloadA burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or...
2Middle Englishlodeguide
3Old Englishlādcourse, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,...
4Proto-West Germanic*laidu
5Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via English Ark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArkThe boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the Flood
2Middle Dutcharke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-