Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leþrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)letros (“leather, hide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*leþrą n

1. leather

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *leþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leþrą	*leþrō
vocative	*leþrą	*leþrō
accusative	*leþrą	*leþrō
genitive	*leþras, *liþris	*leþrǫ̂
dative	*liþrai	*leþramaz
instrumental	*leþrō	*leþramiz

Derived terms

• *liþrīnaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *leþr
  • Old English: leþer
    • Middle English: lether, lethere, lethir, lethyr, leþer, leþyr, leþir, leddyr, ledder, leddur, leddir, ledyr, leder
      • English: leather
      • Scots: lether, ledder, leither
      • Yola: luther (verb)
  • Old Frisian: lether, leither, leder, lider, leer
    • Saterland Frisian: Leeder
    • West Frisian: leare
  • Old Saxon: lethar
    • Middle Low German: leder
      • German Low German: Leer
      • Low German: Ledder, Lier
  • Old Dutch: *lether
    • Middle Dutch: leder
      • Dutch: leer
        • Afrikaans: leer
        • Negerhollands: leër, leer
        • → Aukan: leli
        • → Sranan Tongo: leri
  • Old High German: leder
    • Middle High German: leder
      • German: Leder
      • Hunsrik: Letter
      • Luxembourgish: Lieder
      • Vilamovian: łaoder
      • Yiddish: לעדער (leder)
• Old Norse: leðr
  • Danish: læder n
  • Faroese: leður n
  • Icelandic: leður n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lær n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lêr n
  • Swedish: läder n