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1. Etymology of the English word lead

the English word lead
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leit-

Derivations in English

fairlead, leader, leading, mislead, pb, load, leaded

Derivations in other languages

Portuguese lide, Romanian led

Cognates

Dutch leiden, Dutch lood, German leiten, German Lot, Icelandic leida, Swedish leda

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word lead

derived from the English word lead

Derivations in English

delead, leaded, leadfoot, leadfooted, leadwort, tetraethyllead, leadplant, leadsman, nonleaded, tetramethyllead, unleaded, leaden, leady

Usage

Word found in Array English



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