Where does “*leþr” come from?
*leþr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.
Ancestry of “*leþr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | leþrą | leather |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlitro- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥tro- | — |