Where does “lodestuff” come from?
lodestuff (English) comes from English lode, from Middle English lode, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lodestuff (English): The material found in a lode, including gangue and ore
Definitions
- The material found in a lode, including gangue and ore
Ancestry of “lodestuff”, step by step
lodestuff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lode | A way or path; a road; A watercourse; A vein of... |
| 2 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 3 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |