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

  1. A ladder; A ladder, a run

Ancestry of “ladder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchladere—
2Old Frisianhladder—
3Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ladder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō →