English
leady
Leady comes from Middle English leddy.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leddy
- Englishearliest quotation 1534leady
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leddy
- Englishearliest quotation 1534leady
Earliest quotation: 1534, Thomas Elyot: “Leadie colour”.
Formed from lead + -y
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
Every English word from Middle English leddy
Today it means
adj Synonym of leaden, of or related to the metal lead.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English leddy / leady