Etymology

belead

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Today it means: To lead away. Full definition →

Middle English beleden ← Old English belǣdan ← Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*bilaidijan
  2. Old English · inherited frombelǣdan“to lead astray”
  3. Middle English · inherited frombeleden
  4. English todaybelead

From Middle English beleden, from Old English belǣdan (“to lead astray”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- + lead. Cognate with Dutch beleiden, German beleiten.

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