Where does “Leder” come from?

Leder (German) comes from Old High German ledar, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

Leder (German): leather

Definitions

  1. leather

Ancestry of “Leder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanledar—
2Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
3Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
4Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →
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