Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaidriju

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō.

Noun

*hlaidriju f

ladder

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hlaidriju
Genitive	*hlaidrijā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlaidriju	*hlaidrijō
Accusative	*hlaidrijā	*hlaidrijā
Genitive	*hlaidrijā	*hlaidrijō
Dative	*hlaidrijē	*hlaidrijōm
Instrumental	*hlaidriju	*hlaidrijōm

Descendants

Old English: hlǣdre, hlǣder, hlædder, hlæddr-, hlædr-
- Middle English: ladder, laddre
  - Scots: ledder
  - English: ladder
Old Frisian: hladder, hledder, hleder, hlērde
- North Frisian: ladder
- Saterland Frisian: Laadere, Laddere
- West Frisian: ljedder, leider, ljerre
Old Saxon: hlēderi
- Middle Low German: leddere, ledder, lēdere, lēder, leider, ladder
  - German Low German: Ledder
  - Plautdietsch: Lada
Old Dutch: *lēdara
- Middle Dutch: ledere, leedre, ledder, laddere, ladere
  - Dutch: ladder, leer
    - Afrikaans: ladder; leer
- Limburgish: lejjer, leier
Old High German: hleitra, hleitara, leitra, leitara
- Middle High German: leiter
  - German: Leiter
  - Hunsrik: Leeter
  - Luxembourgish: Leeder