Where does “leðurblaka” come from?
leðurblaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leður, from Old Norse leðr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.
leðurblaka (Icelandic): bat
Ancestry of “leðurblaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | leður | leather |
| 2 | Old Norse | leðr | leather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | leþrą | leather |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlitro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥tro- | — |