leðr

Old Norse

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Celtic *letrosbor.
    Proto-Germanic *leþrą
    Old Norse leðr

    From Proto-Germanic *leþrą, whence also Old English leþer and Old High German ledar.

    Noun

    leðr n

    1. leather

    Descendants

    • Danish: læder n
    • Faroese: leður n
    • Icelandic: leður n
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lær n
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lêr n
    • Swedish: läder n
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