leading
English
/ˈliːdɪŋ/, /ˈlidɪŋ/, /ˈliːdɪŋ/, /ˈlidɪŋ/, /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
verb form
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ledinge inherited from Old English lǣdende inherited from Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, *laidijaną (lead, cause to go, cause one to go) suffix from English lead (a heavy metal).
Origin
English
lead
Gloss
a heavy metal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leadite English
- backlead English
- band English
- bandleading English
- belead English
- blacklead English
- colead English
- decalead English
- delead English
- dilead English
- downlead English
- eka-lead English
- fairlead English
- forelead English
- forlead English
- forthlead English
- greylead English
- heptalead English
- hexalead English
- inlead English
- interleading English
- isolead English
- lead English
- lead character English
- lead swinger English
- lead-free English
- lead-out English
- leadable English
- leadamalgam English
- leaded English
- leaden English
- leader English
- leadest English
- leadeth English
- leadfield English
- leadfoot English
- leadfooted English
- leadfree English
- leadholder English
- leadingly English
- leadish English
- leadless English
- leadlight English
- leadlike English
- leadline English
- leadman English
- leadplant English
- leadscrew English
- leadup English
- leadwood English
- leadwork English
- leadwort English
- leady English
- ledish English
- mislead English
- multilead English
- nonalead English
- nonanickel English
- nonlead English
- nonleading English
- octalead English
- offlead English
- onlead English
- organolead English
- outlead English
- overlead English
- pentalead English
- radiolead English
- relead English
- ring English
- ringleading English
- subleading English
- tetraethyllead English
- tetralead English
- translead English
- underlead English
- unlead English
- uplead English
- laidun Finnish
- Abflussleitung German
- Betriebsleitung German
- Dienststellenleitung German
- Freileitung German
- Gasleitung German
- Hochspannungsleitung German
- Leitung German
- Leitungsband German
- Leitungscode German
- Leitungswasser German
- Leitungsweg German
- Löcherleitung German
- Rechtleitung German
- Reizleitung German
- Rohrleitung German
- Schriftleitung German
- Stromleitung German
- Telefonleitung German
- Verlagsleitung German
- Wasserleitung German
- leiten German
- látigo Spanish, Castilian
- *leit- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyt- Proto-Indo-European
- látego Portuguese
- *in Proto-Germanic
- *laidijandz Proto-Germanic
- *laidijaną Proto-Germanic
- *līþaną Proto-Germanic
- lead Polish
- lædan Old English
- lǣdan Old English
- lǣdende Old English
- led Middle English
- ledinge Middle English
- leiða Old Norse
- látego Galician
- leiten Old High German
- *laidijan gmw-pro
- *leiden Old Dutch
- ledian Old Saxon
- lēda Old Frisian
- band
- lead
- ring
- leady
- belead
- leaded
- leadup
- leader
- inlead
- colead
- delead
- onlead
- leaden
- relead
- ledish
- unlead
- dilead
- uplead
- mislead
- leadish
- Leadite
- isolead
- forlead
- outlead
- offlead
- leadeth
- leadest
- nonlead
- leadman
- leadless
- leadlike
- leadwood
- leadwort
- lead-out
- forelead
- eka-lead
- leadwork
- hexalead
- leadfree
- decalead
- nonalead
- leadfoot
- leadline
- greylead
- octalead
- downlead
- overlead
- fairlead
- backlead
- leadable
- pentalead
- forthlead
- translead
- radiolead
- leadlight
- multilead
- leadfield
- blacklead
- leadingly
- leadscrew
- leadplant
- heptalead
- tetralead
- lead-free
- underlead
- subleading
- nonleading
- leadfooted
- nonanickel
- leadholder
- organolead
- bandleading
- ringleading
- leadamalgam
- interleading
- lead swinger
- tetraethyllead
- lead character