Where does “lastedyr” come from?
lastedyr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål last, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
lastedyr (Norwegian Bokmål): a pack animal, beast of burden
Definitions
- a pack animal, beast of burden
Ancestry of “lastedyr”, step by step
lastedyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål last
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | last | a load or cargo; imperative of laste |
| 2 | Middle Low German | last | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hladan | to load, to lade |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaþan | to load |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |