Where does “lad” come from?

lad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lade, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lad (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of lade

Definitions

  1. imperative of lade

Ancestry of “lad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålladeto charge; to load
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →