skend-mn̥

“that which climbs, rung”

Widely acceptedascentmeasurement

Source of Latin scāla, English scale, escalate, scandal

Nominal of the climb root, yielding Latin scāla (ladder) and English scale, escalate, scandal.

gʷreh₂-d-mn̥“step, degree”gʷreh₂-w-mn̥-“a weighing, measured mass”gʷreh₂-wis-“weighing, heaviness”h₁nek-“to reach, to attain, to carry to completion”h₂eḱ-r-₃“sharp point, peak of excellence”h₃reǵ-mn̥“rule, direction, standard”kens-eyo-“to keep assessing, declaring”kʷo-ti-“how much, of what amount”