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English
Etymology
English surname, from a derivative of lead. Also a variant of Leader.
Proper noun
Ledder
- A surname originating as an occupation for a worker in lead.
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Central Franconian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German leder, from Old High German ledar, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą.
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Pronunciation
Noun
Ledder n (no plural)
- (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
Noun
Ledder f (plural Leddere, diminutive Ledderche)
- (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)
- ladder