Where does “hladan” come from?

hladan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

hladan (Old High German): to load

Definitions

  1. to load

Ancestry of “hladan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
2Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →