leathern

Meaning

Made of leather.

Synonyms

leather

leathery

Translations

ledern

en cuir

πέτσινος

de cuir

leren

جلدي

de cuero

lederig

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: letheren

Inherited from Old English: liþren

Cognate with Scots: letherin

Cognate with Western Frisian: learen

Cognate with Dutch: lederen

Cognate with German: ledern

In summary

From Middle English letheren, from Old English liþren, from Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), equivalent to leather + -en. Cognate with Scots letherin, lethrin, West Frisian learen, Dutch lederen, leren (“leathern”), German ledern (“leathern”).