Where does “load” come from?
Load comes from Middle English lode, from Middle English laden, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root kelh₂-.
load (English): A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or...
Definitions
- A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or...
Ancestry of “load”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 2 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |