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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”

  • lath
  • lathy
  • lathwork
  • lathlike
  • lathen
  • laith
  • counterlath
  • akkulaturi
  • laturi
  • yliladata
  • ladata
  • latauspuikko
  • ydinlataus
  • akunlaturi
  • vaihtovirtalaturi
  • ydinräjähdelataus
  • lataus
  • lataamo
  • ladusvala
  • ladugård
  • lada
  • ladda
  • lade
  • lad
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