lade

From Middle English laden, from Old English hladan and Old English hleadan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”).

From Middle English lad, from Old English lād, from Proto-Germanic *laidō (“a way, course”). Related to lode, lead (“to conduct”).