Where does “hlaða” come from?

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

hlaða (Old Norse): to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...

Definitions

  1. to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...

Ancestry of “hlaða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “hlaða”

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