Where does “Herschlada” come from?

Herschlada (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Lada, from Middle Low German ledder, from Old Saxon hlēderi, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Herschlada (Plautdietsch): deerskin, buckskin

Definitions

  1. deerskin, buckskin

Ancestry of “Herschlada”, step by step

Herschlada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Lada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLadaladder
2Middle Low Germanledder
3Old Saxonhlēderi
4Proto-West Germanic*hlaidrijuladder
5Proto-Germanichlaidrijōladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Plautdietsch Hersch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschHerschdeer, hart, stag
2GermanHirschdeer
3Middle High Germanhirz
4Old High Germanhiruzdeer
5Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
6Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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