Laden
/ˈleɪ.dən/noun
Loaded down or burdened with a heavy weight, amount, or quality.
Did you know?Laden comes from Old English and is related to the idea of loading or carrying, not to any occult root, but it survived because people loved a word that feels heavy just to say.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leǵʰ-
“to gather, collect, lay together”
Old English
OE
lǣdan
“to lead, guide, carry, load”
Middle English
ME
laden
“loaded, burdened”
Modern English
English
laden
“loaded or burdened with something”