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Where does “letheren” come from?

letheren (Middle English) comes from Old English leþeren, from Proto-Germanic liþrīnaz — of leather, leathern.

letheren (Middle English): Alternative form of letheren

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of letheren

Ancestry of “letheren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleþeren—
2Proto-Germanicliþrīnazof leather, leathern
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