Where does “lastedyr” come from?

lastedyr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk last, 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.

lastedyr (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pack animal, beast of burden

Definitions

  1. a pack animal, beast of burden

Ancestry of “lastedyr”, step by step

lastedyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklasta load or cargo
2IcelandiclátastTo pass away, to die
3Icelandic-stturns verbs into middle voice verbs
4Old Norse-sk—
5Proto-Germanic*sek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Norwegian Nynorsk dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdyran animal; expensive; dear
2Old West Norsedýr—
3Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →