Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “lædher” come from?

lædher (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse leðr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

Ancestry of “lædher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleðrleather
2Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
3Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →