Where does “Lederhandschuh” come from?
Lederhandschuh (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-.
Lederhandschuh (German): leather glove
Definitions
- leather glove
Ancestry of “Lederhandschuh”, step by step
Lederhandschuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German leder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leder | leather |
| 2 | Middle High German | lëder | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ledar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *leþr | leather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leþrą | leather |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlitro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥tro- | — |
via German Handschuh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handschuh | glove; mitten, mitt; gauntlet |
| 2 | Middle High German | hantschuoch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hantscuoh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handuskōhaz | — |