Where does “láðvǫrðr” come from?

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

láðvǫrðr (Old Norse): the guardian of a nation used of kings

Definitions

  1. the guardian of a nation used of kings

Ancestry of “láðvǫrðr”, step by step

láðvǫrðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic lað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythoniclað—
2Old Norsehlaðpile, stack; pavement; border, lacework
3Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Old Norse vǫrðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
2Proto-Germanic*warduz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →
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