Where does “lunchlåda” come from?

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

lunchlåda (Swedish): lunch box

Definitions

  1. lunch box

Ancestry of “lunchlåda”, step by step

lunchlåda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish låda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlådabox
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 lunch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishluncha lunch, a meal eaten about noon
2EnglishlunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably...
3EnglishluncheonA formal meal served in the middle of the day;...
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