Where does “ladder wall” come from?
ladder wall (English) comes from English ladder, from Middle English ladder, from Old English hlǣder, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
ladder wall (English): a type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing...
Definitions
- a type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing...
Ancestry of “ladder wall”, step by step
ladder wall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ladder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ladder | A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | ladder | ladder; A frame for a cart |
| 3 | Old English | hlǣder | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hlaidriju | ladder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaidrijō | ladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English Wall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wall | The Berlin Wall |
| 2 | Middle English | wall | Alternative form of wale |
| 3 | Old English | weall | wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |