Etymology

Leyendecker

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German Leiendecker ← Dutch lei(en)dekker
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The story

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromlei(en)dekker“slater, roofer”
  2. German · borrowed fromLeiendecker
  3. English todayLeyendecker

From German Leiendecker and/or Dutch lei(en)dekker (“slater, roofer”).

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