Where does “hlæst” come from?

hlæst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

hlæst (Old English): load, freight, cargo

Definitions

  1. load, freight, cargo

Ancestry of “hlæst”, step by step

hlæst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hlastuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Proto-Germanic hlastą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlastą—

via Proto-West Germanic *hlasti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hlastiload, burden

Words derived from “hlæst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlastuz →