English

leadworker

From lead + worker.

A compound of lead + worker

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

Middle English worchere ‘one who works’

Today it means

noun A metalworker who works with lead.

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

Etymograph / leadworker