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Where does “ladung” come from?

ladung (Old English) comes from Old English lādian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

ladung (Old English): excuse; apology; exculpation or defense

Definitions

  1. excuse; apology; exculpation or defense

Ancestry of “ladung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlādian—
2Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
3Old English-ōjan—
4Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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