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Where does “hlaidrijō” come from?

hlaidrijō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlaidrijō (Proto-Germanic): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “hlaidrijō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlaidrijō”

  • ladder
  • laddering
  • ladderlike
  • ladderway
  • ladderback
  • laddergram
  • ladderless
  • laddertron
  • laddery
  • ladderize
  • interladder
  • aerial ladder
  • ladder wall
  • ladderane
  • ladder
  • laddre
  • ledder
  • hlǣder
  • hlædder
  • hlæder
  • hleitara
  • hleidara
  • Leeder
  • ledder
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