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Where does “hlǣder” come from?

hlǣder (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “hlǣder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hlaidriju—
2Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlǣder”

  • ladder
  • laddering
  • ladderlike
  • ladderway
  • ladderback
  • laddergram
  • ladderless
  • laddertron
  • laddery
  • ladderize
  • ladderane
  • interladder
  • aerial ladder
  • ladder wall
  • ledder
  • laddre
  • ladder
  • lata
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