Ledder

See also: ledder

English

Etymology

English surname, from a derivative of lead. Also a variant of Leader.

Proper noun

Ledder

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a worker in lead.

Related terms

• lead

Anagrams

• Eldred, reddle

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German leder, from Old High German ledar, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą.

Alternative forms

• Läher (Ripuarian)
• Läder, Leader (Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛdʌ/

Noun

Ledder n (no plural)

1. (most of Ripuarian) leather

Etymology 2

From Middle High German leiter, from Old High German *hleidara, northern variant of hleitara, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju.

Alternative forms

• Leejer (Ripuarian)
• Leeder (western Moselle Franconian; central and eastern Ripuarian except Kölsch)
• Lääder (eastern Moselle Franconian except Westerwald)
• Leider (Kölsch, Westerwald)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈledʌ/

Noun

Ledder f (plural Leddere, diminutive Ledderche)

1. (most of western Ripuarian) ladder

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German ledder, ladder, leider, leddere, ledere, from Old Saxon *hlēderi, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju. More at ladder.

Noun

Ledder f (plural Ledders)

1. ladder