Where does “la” come from?
la (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
la (Norwegian Nynorsk): let, allow; to load, charge; la, a syllable used...
Definitions
- let, allow; to load, charge; la, a syllable used...
Ancestry of “la”, step by step
la traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse hlaða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hlaða | to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Latin labii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | labii | genitive singular of labium; lip’s |