Where does “laad” come from?

laad (Manx) comes from Middle English lāden, from Old English hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

laad (Manx): load, burden; consignment, cargo, complement; to...

Definitions

  1. load, burden; consignment, cargo, complement; to...

Ancestry of “laad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlādento load
2Old Englishhladanto load
3Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “laad”

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