Etymograph

English

leadproof

From lead + -proof.

Formed from lead + -proof

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 Resistant to lead (the metal).

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

Etymograph / leadproof