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Where does “ledere” come from?

ledere (Middle English) comes from Old English lǣdere — leader.

Ancestry of “ledere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlǣdereleader

Words derived from “ledere”

  • leader
  • leadership
  • cheerleader
  • ringleader
  • bandleader
  • leaderless
  • multileader
  • coleader
  • leaderboard
  • leaderly
  • leaderful
  • leaderette
  • subleader
  • leaderlike
  • leaderlessness
  • cheerleaderish
  • playleader
  • subleadership
  • leaderene
  • e-leadership
  • e-leader
  • fairleader
  • leaderlessly
  • leaderfag
Every word from Old English lǣdere →