Last
German
Etymology
From Middle High German last, from Old High German last, hlast, from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), whence English laden. Compare English ballast in part.
Pronunciation
Noun
Last f (genitive Last, plural Lasten)
- load
- 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 18:
- Und sie ging gebückt, als trage sie eine schwere Last, […]
- And she walked bowed as if she carried a heavy load, […]
- Und sie ging gebückt, als trage sie eine schwere Last, […]
- 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 18:
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Further reading
- “Last” in Duden online
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