Where does “Glanzleder” come from?

Glanzleder (German) comes 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-.

Glanzleder (German): patent leather

Definitions

  1. patent leather

Ancestry of “Glanzleder”, step by step

Glanzleder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlederleather
2Middle High Germanlëder—
3Old High Germanledar—
4Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via German glanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglanzgleam, sparkle, glitter
2Middle High Germanglanz—
3Old High Germanglanzbright
4Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
5Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →