Etymograph

English

tonload

From ton + load.

A compound of ton + load

English tun ‘cask’

English ton

Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to go, go forth’

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Proto-Germanic *laidō ‘leading, way’

Proto-West Germanic *laidu

Old English lād ‘course, journey; carrying’

Middle English lode ‘way, course; burden’

English load

Today it means

noun A very large amount.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tonload”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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