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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”).
Noun
*leþr n
- leather
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*leþr
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| Genitive
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*leþras
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*leþr
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*leþru
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| Accusative
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*leþr
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*leþru
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| Genitive
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*leþras
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*leþrō
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| Dative
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*leþrē
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*leþrum
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| Instrumental
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*leþru
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*leþrum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: leþer
- Middle English: lether, lethere, lethir, lethyr, leþer, leþyr, leþir, leddyr, ledder, leddur, leddir, ledyr, leder
- Old Frisian: lether, leither, leder, lider, leer
- Old Saxon: lethar
- Old Dutch: *lether
- Old High German: leder
- Middle High German: leder