Where does “ranglétra” come from?
ranglétra (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...
ranglétra (Hungarian): ranking, ranking list, hierarchy, pecking order
Definitions
- ranking, ranking list, hierarchy, pecking order
Ancestry of “ranglétra”, step by step
ranglétra 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... |
via Hungarian ráng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ráng | to jerk, twitch, squirm, writhe |
| 2 | Hungarian | rángatózik | — |