Where does “y-lade” come from?

y-lade (Middle English) comes from Old English ġehladen — loaded, laden.

Ancestry of “y-lade”, step by step

y-lade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġehladen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġehladenloaded, laden

via Old English hladen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhladen—
Every word from Old English ġehladen →