Where does “belastbar” come from?
belastbar (German) comes from German belasten, 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.
belastbar (German): resilient, reliable; loadable
Definitions
- resilient, reliable; loadable
Ancestry of “belastbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | belasten | to burden; to incriminate; to debit, to charge |
| 2 | German | last | second-person singular/plural preterite of lesen |
| 3 | Middle High German | last | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hlast | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlastuz | load, burden, cargo, freight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |