Where does “Ledergürtel” come from?

Ledergürtel (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-.

Ledergürtel (German): leather belt

Definitions

  1. leather belt

Ancestry of “Ledergürtel”, step by step

Ledergürtel 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 gürtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangürtelbelt
2Middle High Germangürtel—
3Old High Germangurtilgirdle
4Proto-West Germanic*gurdil—
5Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
6Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →