Where does “låda” come from?

låda (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

låda (Swedish): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “låda”, step by step

låda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hlaða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
2Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Old Swedish lāda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlāda—
2Middle Low Germanlade—

Words derived from “låda”

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