inlead

The story

1. Old English · inherited frominlǣdan“to lead in, bring in, introduce, conduct”
2. Middle English · inherited frominleden“to lead or bring in, introduce”
3. English todayinlead

From Middle English inleden (“to lead or bring in, introduce”), from Old English inlǣdan (“to lead in, bring in, introduce, conduct”), equivalent to in- + lead. Cognate with Dutch inleiden (“to initiate; introduce”), German einleiten (“to initiate; introduce”), Danish indlede (“to introduce”), Swedish inleda (“to introduce”).