English
sleighload
From sleigh + load.
Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ-
Proto-Germanic *slidô ‘sled, sleigh’
Old Dutch *slido
Middle Dutch slede ‘sled, sleigh’
Dutch slee ‘sled, sleigh, wheelless vehicle which glides…’
English sleigh
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 The amount (of material or goods) that can be loaded onto a sleigh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / sleighload