Where does “last” come from?

last (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Icelandic látast, from Icelandic -st, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

last (Norwegian Nynorsk): a load or cargo

Definitions

  1. a load or cargo

Ancestry of “last”, step by step

last traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic látast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandiclátastTo pass away, to die
2Icelandic-stturns verbs into middle voice verbs
3Old Norse-sk—
4Proto-Germanic*sek—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Middle Low German last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlast—
2Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
3Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “last”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →