Where does “ladda” come from?

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

ladda (Swedish): to load; to charge

Definitions

  1. to load; to charge

Ancestry of “ladda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ladda”

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