Where does “laþe” come from?

laþe (Middle English) comes from Old Norse hlað, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

laþe (Middle English): a barn to house livestock or store grain, etc.; a storehouse

Definitions

  1. a barn to house livestock or store grain, etc.; a storehouse

Ancestry of “laþe”, step by step

laþe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hlað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaðpile, stack; pavement; border, lacework
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Old English hladan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhladanto load
2Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load

Words derived from “laþe”

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