Where does “lād” come from?
lād (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lād (Old English): course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,...
Definitions
- course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,...
Ancestry of “lād”, step by step
lād traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *laidu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Proto-Germanic laiþaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
via Bactrian λαδο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bactrian | λαδο | — |