Where does “Mohlrlettr” come from?

Mohlrlettr (East Central German) comes from East Central German Lettr, 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.

Mohlrlettr (East Central German): painting manager; painter's chief; painter's director;painter's foreman

Definitions

  1. painting manager; painter's chief; painter's director;painter's foreman

Ancestry of “Mohlrlettr”, step by step

Mohlrlettr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Lettr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanLettrladder
2Middle High Germanleitere—
3Old High Germanhleitara—
4Proto-West Germanic*hlaidrijuladder
5Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via East Central German Mohlr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanMohlrpainter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō →
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