Where does “Nutzlast” come from?

Nutzlast (German) comes from German last, from Middle High German last, from Old High German hlast, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Nutzlast (German): payload

Definitions

  1. payload

Ancestry of “Nutzlast”, step by step

Nutzlast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlastsecond-person singular/plural preterite of lesen
2Middle High Germanlast—
3Old High Germanhlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via German nützen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermannützenAlternative form of nutzen
2Middle High Germannützen—
3Old High Germannuzzōn—
4Proto-GermanicnutōnąTo make use of; employ
5Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
6Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
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