English
ladderwise
From ladder + -wise.
Formed from ladder + -wise
Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- ‘to lean’
Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō
Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju
Old English hlǣder ‘ladder’
Middle English ladder ‘ladder’
English ladder
Today it means
adv In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ladderwise