Where does “ladda ned” come from?

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

ladda ned (Swedish): to download

Definitions

  1. to download

Ancestry of “ladda ned”, step by step

ladda ned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ladda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishladdato load; to charge
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Swedish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “ladda ned”

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