Where does “hleð” come from?

hleð (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.

Ancestry of “hleð”, 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 “hleð”

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