Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “ledar” come from?

ledar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

Ancestry of “ledar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*leþr—
2Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
3Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

Words derived from “ledar”

  • lederhosen
  • Lackleder
  • Lederstiefel
  • Leder
  • ledern
  • Lederhose
  • Ledermantel
  • ledo
  • leda
  • לעדער
  • לעדערן
  • Ledder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →