Where does “laddram” come from?

laddram (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.

laddram (Swedish): clip frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition

Definitions

  1. clip frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition

Ancestry of “laddram”, step by step

laddram 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 ram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishramframe; frame, boundaries; paw
2Old Swedishramber—
3Old Norsehrammra bear's paw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →