Where does “lether” come from?
lether (Middle English) comes from Old English leþer, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.
lether (Middle English): Alternative form of lether
Definitions
- Alternative form of lether
Ancestry of “lether”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | leþer | leather |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *leþr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | leþrą | leather |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlitro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥tro- | — |