Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*laidijaną
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną, most common first.
- leadA heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82.
- leadingProviding guidance or direction.