Where does “offload” come from?
Offload comes from English off- plus load, which derives from Middle English lode, Old English lād, Proto-Germanic *laidō, and Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- meaning to lay or place.
offload (English): to unload; to get rid of things, work, or...
Definitions
- to unload; to get rid of things, work, or...
Ancestry of “offload”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | load | A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or... |
| 2 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 3 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |