Where does “løða” come from?

løða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hlœða, from Proto-Germanic hlōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

løða (Faroese): to load

Definitions

  1. to load

Ancestry of “løða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlœðato lade; to load
2Proto-Germanichlōdijanąto load
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →