Where does “leþer” come from?

leþer (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-.

leþer (Middle English): Alternative form of lether

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lether

Ancestry of “leþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleþerleather
2Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
3Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
4Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

Words derived from “leþer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →