leather
English
/ˈlɛðə/, /ˈlɛðɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
- A piece of the above used for polishing.
- (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
- (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
- (baseball) A good defensive play
- (boxing) A punch.
- (dated) The skin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lether inherited from Old English leþer (leather) inherited from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (leather) derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitro- derived from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pl̥tro-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leatherstocking English
- antileather English
- back English
- board English
- bound English
- boy English
- cloth English
- craft English
- crafter English
- crafting English
- dyke English
- girl English
- goods English
- head English
- jacket English
- leatherback English
- leatherboard English
- leatherbound English
- leatherboy English
- leathercloth English
- leathercraft English
- leathercrafter English
- leathercrafting English
- leatherdyke English
- leatherer English
- leatherette English
- leathergirl English
- leathergoods English
- leatherhead English
- leatheriness English
- leatherjacket English
- leatherless English
- leatherlike English
- leathermaker English
- leathermaking English
- leatherman English
- leathern English
- leatherneck English
- leatherperson English
- leatherseller English
- leathersex English
- leatherware English
- leatherwear English
- leatherwing English
- leatherwoman English
- leatherwood English
- leatherwork English
- leatherworker English
- leatherworking English
- leatherworks English
- leathery English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- neck English
- nonleather English
- overleather English
- person English
- pseudoleather English
- seller English
- sex English
- shoe English
- shoe-leather English
- spur English
- spur-leather English
- stocking English
- under-spur-leather English
- white English
- whitleather English
- wing English
- wood English
- work English
- worker English
- working English
- works English
- Lackleder German
- Leder German
- Lederhose German
- Ledermantel German
- Lederschlaufe German
- Lederstiefel German
- ledern German
- leder Dutch, Flemish
- lederen Dutch, Flemish
- *letróm Proto-Indo-European
- *létrom Proto-Indo-European
- *pl̥tro- Proto-Indo-European
- lakklær Norwegian Bokmål
- lær Norwegian Bokmål
- lærbrynje Norwegian Bokmål
- lærreim Norwegian Bokmål
- svinelær Norwegian Bokmål
- viskelær Norwegian Bokmål
- *leþrą Proto-Germanic
- Läderlappen Swedish
- konstläder Swedish
- läder Swedish
- lädersko Swedish
- leþer Old English
- lether Middle English
- letheren Middle English
- letheryd Middle English
- leðr Old Norse
- kunstlæder Danish
- læder Danish
- læderbøsse Danish
- ledo Esperanto
- leður Icelandic
- leðurblaka Icelandic
- leder Middle Dutch
- ledar Old High German
- leder Old High German
- Lieder Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *lether Old Dutch
- *ɸlitro- Proto-Celtic
- learaar Western Frisian
- leare Western Frisian
- learling Western Frisian
- lēre Old Frisian
- let Tok Pisin
- boy
- sex
- man
- girl
- work
- neck
- dyke
- wood
- wing
- spur
- head
- shoe
- back
- maker
- bound
- cloth
- white
- works
- craft
- board
- goods
- making
- seller
- person
- jacket
- worker
- working
- crafter
- leathern
- leathery
- crafting
- stocking
- leatherer
- leatherboy
- leatherman
- leathersex
- nonleather
- leatherback
- leathergirl
- leatherwood
- leatherlike
- leatherwork
- whitleather
- leatherette
- overleather
- antileather
- leatherdyke
- leatherneck
- leatherwear
- leatherware
- leatherhead
- leatherwing
- leatherless
- leatherworks
- leatherwoman
- leathercraft
- spur-leather
- leathermaker
- leatheriness
- leatherbound
- leathergoods
- shoe-leather
- leatherboard
- leathercloth
- leatherworker
- pseudoleather
- leathermaking
- leatherseller
- leatherjacket
- leatherperson
- leatherworking
- leathercrafter
- leathercrafting
- Leatherstocking
- under-spur-leather