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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

  1. A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or...

Ancestry of “load”, step by step

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

Words derived from “load”

  • loads
  • download
  • workload
  • overload
  • unloaded
  • unload
  • payload
  • upload
  • loader
  • reload
  • downloadable
  • caseload
  • preload
  • carload
  • afterload
  • truckload
  • offload
  • boatload
  • shipload
  • bedload
  • armload
  • busload
  • trainload
  • wagonload
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