| 【lead】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "lædan." It carries the basic meaning of "lead." from PIE *leit- "⑵ to go forth" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "lead"]
lad **[4567] A lad is a young man or boy.
lead ****[207] If you lead a group of people, you walk or ride in front of them.
leader ****[1060] The leader of a group of people or an organization is the person who is in control of it or in charge of it.
leadership ***[2380] You refer to people who are in control of a group or organization as the leadership.
[WORD ROOT]root lead
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] lad, lead
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) lædan
[MEANING]root lead
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 lædan cause to go with oneself; march at the head of, go before as a guide, accompany and show the way; carry on; sprout forth, bring forth; pass (one's life)
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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lad ★★[4567] noun
【DEFINITION】 A lad is a young man or boy.
【pl.】 lads
【ROOTs】 lad(lead); lead
【Etymology】 《Middle English ladde》 [plural of the past participle of lead]
【First Known Meaning】 foot soldier
lead ★★★★[207] verb from lead
【DEFINITION】 ① If you lead a group of people, you walk or ride in front of them.
② If you lead someone to a particular place or thing, you take them there.
③ If a road, gate, or door leads somewhere, you can get there by following the road or going through the gate or door.
【Declension/Conjugation】 led, led, leading, leads
【SYNONYM】 guide, result in, guide, direct
【ROOTs】 lead; lead
【Etymology】 《Old English lædan》 cause to go with oneself; march at the head of, go before as a guide, accompany and show the way; carry on; sprout forth, bring forth; pass (one's life)
【First Known Meaning】 ① to guide ② to make of lead
leader ★★★★[1060] noun from lead
【DEFINITION】 The leader of a group of people or an organization is the person who is in control of it or in charge of it.
【pl.】 leaders 소유격; leader's
【COMPOSITION】 lead + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ lead; lead ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lædan》 cause to go with oneself; march at the head of, go before as a guide, accompany and show the way; carry on; sprout forth, bring forth; pass (one's life)
【DERIVATIVEs】 leaderless, leader
leadership ★★★[2380] noun from lead
【DEFINITION】 You refer to people who are in control of a group or organization as the leadership.
【pl.】 leaderships
【COMPOSITION】 leader + ship
【ROOTs】 ⑴ lead; lead ⑵ er; noun suffix ⑶ ship; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lædan》 cause to go with oneself; march at the head of, go before as a guide, accompany and show the way; carry on; sprout forth, bring forth; pass (one's life)
Other words containing "lead"; cheerleader, leading, mislead, misleading, misleadingly, misleadingness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
lax
law
late
late
land
labor
know
knot-, knit-
kin
just-, jus-
