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From on- + lead. Cognate with Dutch aanleiden (“to lead on, lead further”), German anleiten (“to guide, instruct, teach, direct”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From on- + lead. Cognate with Dutch aanleiden (“to lead on, lead further”), German anleiten (“to guide, instruct, teach, direct”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.