Where does “Lettr” come from?

Lettr (East Central German) comes from Middle High German leitere, from Old High German hleitara, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Lettr (East Central German): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “Lettr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleitere—
2Old High Germanhleitara—
3Proto-West Germanic*hlaidrijuladder
4Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Lettr”

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