Where does “hjullastare” come from?
hjullastare (Swedish) comes from Swedish lasta, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
hjullastare (Swedish): loader tractor with a scoop
Definitions
- loader tractor with a scoop
Ancestry of “hjullastare”, step by step
hjullastare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lasta | to load; to put a load on something; to fill with... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |