Where does “leër” come from?

leër (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

leër (Afrikaans): army; to encamp; comparative degree of leeg

Definitions

  1. army; to encamp; comparative degree of leeg

Ancestry of “leër”, step by step

leër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchleerLeather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings
2Dutchlederleather; Short for lederkarper
3Middle Dutchlēder—
4Old Dutchlether—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via Dutch leger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlegerarmy, armed forces; form; bed, crib
2Middle Dutchleger—
3Old Dutch*leger—
4Old Norselegr—
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “leër”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →