Where does “underloaded” come from?
underloaded (English) comes from English loaded, 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...
underloaded (English): Carrying a smaller load than normal or optimal
Definitions
- Carrying a smaller load than normal or optimal
Ancestry of “underloaded”, step by step
underloaded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loaded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loaded | simple past tense and past participle of load;... |
| 2 | English | load | A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or... |
| 3 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 4 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |