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Where does “ladere” come from?

ladere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Frisian hladder, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “ladere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhladder—
2Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ladere”

  • toonladder
  • ladder
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