Where does “beläst” come from?

beläst (Swedish) comes from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

beläst (Swedish): well-read; who have read a lot and thus knows a...

Definitions

  1. well-read; who have read a lot and thus knows a...

Ancestry of “beläst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlästread; a shoe last; whence the adjective
2Middle Low Germanlast—
3Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
4Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →