Where does “hlaða” come from?

hlaða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

hlaða (Icelandic): to pile, to stack; to load, to lade; to charge an...

Definitions

  1. to pile, to stack; to load, to lade; to charge an...

Ancestry of “hlaða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
2Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “hlaða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →