English
leadlike
From lead + -like.
Formed from lead + -like
Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’
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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’
Proto-West Germanic *laidijan
Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’
Middle English leden
English lead
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of the metal lead.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leadlike