English

leadup

Deverbal from lead up to.

A compound of lead + up

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

Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up’

Proto-West Germanic *upp

Old English upp

Middle English up ‘to a vertical axis’

English up

Today it means

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