Where does “wealdleþer” come from?

wealdleþer (Old English) comes from Old English leþer, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

wealdleþer (Old English): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “wealdleþer”, step by step

wealdleþer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English leþer

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

via Old English weald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealdforest; power; authority
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →