Where does “lódáil” come from?
lódáil (Irish) comes from Irish lód, from English load, from Middle English lode, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lódáil (Irish): to load; verbal noun of lódáil; loading
Definitions
- to load; verbal noun of lódáil; loading
Ancestry of “lódáil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | lód | — |
| 2 | English | load | A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or... |
| 3 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 4 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
Words derived from “lódáil”