Where does “lethar” come from?

lethar (Old Irish) comes from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

lethar (Old Irish): skin; leather, hide

Definitions

  1. skin; leather, hide

Ancestry of “lethar”, step by step

lethar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *leþr

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

via Proto-Celtic letrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticletromleather, hide

via Proto-Celtic letros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticletros—

Words derived from “lethar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →