leiten

Meaning

  1. (weak) to lead
  2. (weak) to manage (an organization)
  3. (weak) to conduct (a liquid, electricity etc)

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

leite

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

laite

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪ̯tən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, akin to Old English lǣdan (English lead), Old Saxon lēdian, Old Norse leiða. Cognate with English lead.

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