Where does “levelesláda” come from?
levelesláda (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láda, from German lade, from Middle High German lade, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
levelesláda (Hungarian): letterbox, mailbox, post box the box where a postal worker delivers letters for a recipient to collect
Definitions
- letterbox, mailbox, post box the box where a postal worker delivers letters for a recipient to collect
Ancestry of “levelesláda”, step by step
levelesláda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian láda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | láda | chest, box, case |
| 2 | German | lade | inflection of laden: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lade | board; plank; shutter; shop |
| 4 | Middle High German | laden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ladōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laþōn | to invite |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laþōną | to invite, to call |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |