Where does “laerse” come from?

laerse (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lederse, from Middle Dutch lederhose, from Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

Ancestry of “laerse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlederse
2Middle Dutchlederhose
3Middle Dutchleder
4Old Dutchlether
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-
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