Where does “nyttelast” come from?

nyttelast (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.

nyttelast (Norwegian Nynorsk): a payload

Definitions

  1. a payload

Ancestry of “nyttelast”, step by step

nyttelast 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 nytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknytteto use
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →