lædan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to lead
- to bring, take
- to carry, convey
- to guide, conduct
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (lead, cause to go, cause one to go) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leit- (leave, depart, die).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leit-
Gloss
leave, depart, die
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- laidun Finnish
- Bankleitzahl German
- Leitartikel German
- Leitfaden German
- Leitkegel German
- Leitkultur German
- Leitpfosten German
- Leitung German
- Leitwolf German
- Leitzahl German
- Postleitzahl German
- ableiten German
- anleiten German
- einleiten German
- fehlleiten German
- geleiten German
- herleiten German
- leiten German
- leitfähig German
- umleiten German
- verleiten German
- weiterleiten German
- afleiden Dutch, Flemish
- geleiden Dutch, Flemish
- herleiden Dutch, Flemish
- inleiden Dutch, Flemish
- leiband Dutch, Flemish
- leiden Dutch, Flemish
- leider Dutch, Flemish
- leiding Dutch, Flemish
- leidmotief Dutch, Flemish
- leidraad Dutch, Flemish
- leidster Dutch, Flemish
- misleiden Dutch, Flemish
- omleiden Dutch, Flemish
- opleiden Dutch, Flemish
- toeleiden Dutch, Flemish
- uitleiden Dutch, Flemish
- verleiden Dutch, Flemish
- látigo Spanish, Castilian
- *leit- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyt- Proto-Indo-European
- lede Norwegian Bokmål
- látego Portuguese
- *in Proto-Germanic
- *laidijandz Proto-Germanic
- *laidijaną Proto-Germanic
- *līþaną Proto-Germanic
- avleda Swedish
- förleda Swedish
- handleda Swedish
- härleda Swedish
- inleda Swedish
- leda Swedish
- ledare Swedish
- ledning Swedish
- vilseleda Swedish
- vägleda Swedish
- leie Norwegian Nynorsk
- lǣdan Old English
- leiða Old Norse
- lede Danish
- leiða Icelandic
- látego Galician
- leiden Middle Dutch
- leiten Old High German
- leiða Faroese
- leiten Middle High German
- leeden Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *laidijan gmw-pro
- *leiden Old Dutch
- farledian Old Saxon
- ledian Old Saxon
- lēdian Old Saxon
- leþa Old Swedish
- leþa, lēþa Old Swedish
- lēda Old Frisian