Where does “hlaþan” come from?

hlaþan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

hlaþan (Proto-West Germanic): to load

Definitions

  1. to load

Ancestry of “hlaþan”, 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 “hlaþan”

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