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Where does “ledern” come from?

ledern (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-.

ledern (German): leather, leathery; dry

Definitions

  1. leather, leathery; dry

Ancestry of “ledern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleder—
2Middle High Germanlëder—
3Old High Germanledar—
4Proto-West Germanic*leþr—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →