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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English laddere, [[inh|ang|hlǣder|t=ladder, steps]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *hlaidri,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Dutch leer and German [[m|de|Leiter]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from a suffixed form of PIE *klei-, to lean (see [[lean]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) source also of Greek [[m|grc|κλῖμαξ|tr=klîmax|t=ladder]] (see [[climax]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|enm|laddere]], [[inh|ang|hlǣder|t=ladder, steps]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*hlaidri]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[nl|leer]] and German [[m|de|Leiter]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from a suffixed form of [[ine-pro|*klei-]], to lean (see [[lean]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) source also of Greek [[m|grc|κλῖμαξ|tr=klîmax|t=ladder]] (see [[climax]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==