Etymology

laith

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Today it means: shed, barn Full definition →

Middle English lathe ← Old English hladan ← Old Norse hlaða
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laith · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hlaþǭ“loader”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromhlaða“barn, storehouse”
  3. Old English · inherited fromhleadan
  4. Old English · inherited fromhladan
  5. Middle English · inherited fromlathe
  6. English todaylaith

From Middle English lathe, from Old English hladan or Old English hleadan, or from or potentially reinforced by Old Norse hlaða (“barn, storehouse”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaþǭ (“loader”), from *hlaþaną (“to lade, load”). Cognate with Icelandic hlaða (“barn”), Swedish lada (“barn”), Danish lade (“barn”).

Laith · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromلَيْث
  2. English todayLaith

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْث (layṯ).

Laith · proper noun3

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromlaith
  2. English todayLaith

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic laith.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishlathe all →

lathe

Old Englishhladan all →

lade

Old Englishhleadan all →

lade

Old Norsehlaða all →

LathamladeLaithwaite

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