English
leadwood
From lead + wood.
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-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- ‘to separate’
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Proto-West Germanic *widu ‘forest’
Old English widu
Old English wudu ‘wood’
Middle English wode ‘wood’
English wood
Today it means
noun A southern African tree with exceptionally hard and dense wood, Combretum imberbe
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leadwood