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

Definitions

  1. leather

Ancestry of “leþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
2Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
3Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
4Proto-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 →