Where does “ladder” come from?
ladder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ladere, from Old Frisian hladder, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
ladder (Dutch): A ladder; A ladder, a run
Definitions
- A ladder; A ladder, a run
Ancestry of “ladder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ladere | — |
| 2 | Old Frisian | hladder | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaidrijō | ladder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “ladder”