Where does “ledder” come from?

ledder (Middle English) comes 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.

ledder (Middle English): Alternative form of ladder; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ladder; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ledder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishladderladder; A frame for a cart
2Old Englishhlǣder—
3Proto-West Germanic*hlaidrijuladder
4Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-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 →