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Tap any rung for its meaning.
Two stepping stones: the T (rung 2, for stats) and the K (rung 4, for stake) — each borrowed to keep a rung a real word, then given back before the end. There may be several par routes — the census above shows which ones climbers actually took.
The edible flesh of an animal.
From Old English 'mete', which originally meant food in general, not just animal flesh. Over time it narrowed to refer specifically to animal flesh. The broader sense survives in words like 'sweetmeat'.
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗The outline or form of something.
From Old English 'gesceap', meaning form or creation, related to the verb 'scieppan', to create or form. It is connected to the idea of something being made or fashioned. The word 'landscape' contains a related suffix from the same root.
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗Definitions give each word’s most common meaning — the full entries live at Wiktionary.