Where does “Lederkoffer” come from?

Lederkoffer (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-.

Lederkoffer (German): leather suitcase

Definitions

  1. leather suitcase

Ancestry of “Lederkoffer”, step by step

Lederkoffer 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 koffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankoffera case; a suitcase or briefcase
2Middle High Germankoffer—
3Middle Dutchcoffer—
4Old Frenchcofrechest
5LatincophinusA hamper, basket
6Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →
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