Etymograph

English

inlead

Inlead comes from Middle English inleden ‘to lead or bring in, introduce’, and goes back to Old English inlǣdan.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150inlǣdan‘to lead in, bring in, introduce, conduct’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inleden‘to lead or bring in, introduce’
  3. Englishtodayinlead

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150inlǣdan‘to lead in, bring in, introduce, conduct’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inleden‘to lead or bring in, introduce’
  3. Englishtodayinlead

Formed from in- + lead

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’

…

Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’

Proto-West Germanic *laidijan

Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’

Middle English leden

English lead

Every English word from Old English inlǣdan

Today it means

verb To lead into; conduct.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English inlǣdan / inlead

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