Where does “laden” come from?

laden (Low German) comes from Middle Low German laden, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

laden (Low German): to load e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle,...

Definitions

  1. to load e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle,...

Ancestry of “laden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanladen—
2Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
3Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →