Where does “lade” come from?

Lade comes from Middle English laden, from Old English hladan, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, ultimately from the root kelh₂- meaning to lay or recline.

lade (English): To fill or load; To weigh down, oppress, or...

Definitions

  1. To fill or load; To weigh down, oppress, or...

Ancestry of “lade”, step by step

lade traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German lade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanladeinflection of laden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanladeboard; plank; shutter; shop
3Middle High Germanladen—
4Old High Germanladōn—
5Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
6Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Middle English lāden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlādento load
2Old Englishhladanto load
3Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Old English lād

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlādcourse, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,...
2Proto-West Germanic*laidu—
3Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die

Words derived from “lade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laþōn →