Where does “lederhosen” come from?

lederhosen (English) comes from German Lederhose, from German leder, from Middle High German lëder, from Old High German ledar, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

lederhosen (English): A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical...

Definitions

  1. A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical...

Ancestry of “lederhosen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLederhoseAny trousers made of leather; A lederhosen, a...
2Germanlederleather
3Middle High Germanlëder—
4Old High Germanledar—
5Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
6Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
7Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

Words derived from “lederhosen”

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