Where does “laith” come from?
laith (English) comes 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.
laith (English): shed, barn
Ancestry of “laith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | laþe | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlað | pile, stack; pavement; border, lacework |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlaða | to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |