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Where does “cryolathe” come from?

cryolathe (English) comes from English lathe, from Middle English laþe, from Old Norse hlað, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

cryolathe (English): A device used for freezing and grinding human...

Definitions

  1. A device used for freezing and grinding human...

Ancestry of “cryolathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlatheTo invite; bid; ask; An administrative division...
2Middle Englishlaþe—
3Old Norsehlaðpile, stack; pavement; border, lacework
4Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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