Where does “Leeder” come from?

Leeder (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hleidara, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Leeder (Luxembourgish): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “Leeder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhleidara—
2Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō →