Where does “leer” come from?

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

leer (Dutch): Leather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings

Definitions

  1. Leather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings

Ancestry of “leer”, step by step

leer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlederleather; Short for lederkarper
2Middle Dutchlēder—
3Old Dutchlether—
4Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
5Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via Middle Dutch leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchleer—
2Middle Dutchledere—

Words derived from “leer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →