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Where does “lēad” come from?

lēad (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

lēad (Old English): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “lēad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

Words derived from “lēad”

  • lead
  • leading
  • leaded
  • unleaded
  • blacklead
  • leadest
  • leed
  • leadless
  • leadline
  • leadup
  • leadwork
  • nonleading
  • leadscrew
  • fairlead
  • leadingly
  • colead
  • leadwood
  • leadlight
  • subleading
  • ringleading
  • leadman
  • tetraethyllead
  • leadlike
  • leadwort
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →