Roots/*skend-mn̥skend-mn̥“that which climbs, rung”Widely acceptedascentmeasurementSource of Latin scāla, English scale, escalate, scandalNominal of the climb root, yielding Latin scāla (ladder) and English scale, escalate, scandal.Related Rootsgʷreh₂-d-mn̥“step, degree”gʷreh₂-w-mn̥-“a weighing, measured mass”gʷreh₂-wis-“weighing, heaviness”h₂eḱ-r-₃“sharp point, peak of excellence”h₁nek-“to reach, to attain, to carry to completion”h₃reǵ-mn̥“rule, direction, standard”kens-eyo-“to keep assessing, declaring”kʷo-ti-“how much, of what amount”related entrySee also: skend-mn etymology