"of or like leather," Old English leðren, earlier liðerin; see leather + -en (2). Similar formation in Dutch lederen, Old High German lidirin, German ledern.
leash
least
leastways
leather
leather-back
leathern
leatherneck
leatherstocking
leathery
leave
leaved
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