Where does “steamerload” come from?
steamerload (English) comes from English load, from Middle English lode, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
steamerload (English): Enough to fill a steamer steamship
Definitions
- Enough to fill a steamer steamship
Ancestry of “steamerload”, step by step
steamerload traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English load
| 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... |
via English steamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steamer | A device or object that works by the operation of... |
| 2 | English | steam | The vapor formed when water changes from liquid... |
| 3 | Middle English | steem | — |
| 4 | Old English | stēam | steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | staumaz | steam, vapour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |