Where does “lāden” come from?

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

lāden (Middle Dutch): to load (goods)

Definitions

  1. to load (goods)

Ancestry of “lāden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchladan—
2Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “lāden”

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