Where does “kötéllétra” come from?
kötéllétra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian létra, from German Leiter, from German leiten, from Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic laidijan, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną, from Proto-Germanic līþaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
kötéllétra (Hungarian): rope ladder a flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top
Definitions
- rope ladder a flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top
Ancestry of “kötéllétra”, step by step
kötéllétra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian létra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | létra | ladder |
| 2 | German | Leiter | ladder; agent noun of leiten |
| 3 | German | leiten | to lead; to manage; to conduct |
| 4 | Middle High German | leiten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | leiten | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |