Where does “Laascht” come from?

Laascht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hlast, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Laascht (Luxembourgish): load; burden

Definitions

  1. load; burden

Ancestry of “Laascht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhlast—
2Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-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 hlastuz →