Where does “leder” come from?

leder (German) comes 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-.

leder (German): leather

Definitions

  1. leather

Ancestry of “leder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →
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