Where does “konttilasti” come from?
konttilasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lästi, from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
konttilasti (Finnish): container cargo
Definitions
- container cargo
Ancestry of “konttilasti”, step by step
konttilasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lästi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lästi | last |
| 2 | Swedish | läst | read; a shoe last; whence the adjective |
| 3 | Middle Low German | last | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hladan | to load, to lade |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaþan | to load |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |