Where does “lădioară” come from?
lădioară (Romanian) comes from Romanian ladă, from German lade, from Middle High German lade, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “lădioară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ladă | crate |
| 2 | German | lade | inflection of laden: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lade | board; plank; shutter; shop |
| 4 | Middle High German | laden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ladōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laþōn | to invite |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laþōną | to invite, to call |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |