Where does “hlað” come from?

hlað (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

hlað (Old Norse): pile, stack; pavement; border, lacework

Definitions

  1. pile, stack; pavement; border, lacework

Ancestry of “hlað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
2Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “hlað”

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