ladle
n. US //ˈɫeɪdəɫ// UK //lˈeɪdəl// la·dle
From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).