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