{"id":1954,"date":"2022-05-21T12:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T12:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2022-05-22T11:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T11:34:50","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1954","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Lead\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-21T12:59:58+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we're delving into the origins of the word lead.\n\n\n\nlead [l\u025bd] is:\n\n \ta soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_664\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1954-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1954-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"lead.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we&#8217;re delving into the origins of the word <strong>lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/191824950@N03\/51856461329\/in\/photolist-2n1nVit-P8DPeL-2mk9FrQ-2n1gjy8-2a8e7pj-bHZuEP-dVRv9K-A1nTeb-w9BqZz-go5EdY-go6aBM-oeRuxN-ousZvk-owa6M1-oeRBkK-cCSVhj-osywYd-owFNnD-ovXQV9-ow8Bo9-oeR8Yn-oeXr6W-oeXq7x-owwdxH-oy2mMe-gcpM9j-oeVAGz-ouVxqQ-oxEj4R-oeVRFH-oxVYhK-otcn63-ovW9zP-ovY8dj-owv1PX-wZ4zVW-owfN89-osFmb7-ovGEFF-oePvqn-ow2hjC-owwdq8-2cTL7bH-oeMD3H-owtstM-osReML-ouKh1Q-ov68sR-ouhsmC-oufbzw\" title=\"Lead Ingots\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51856461329_b4c2ba0b48_z.jpg\" alt=\"Lead Ingots\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>lead<\/strong> [l\u025bd] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation.<\/li>\n<li>a thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>le(e)d<\/em> [l\u025b\u02d0d] (lead, cauldron), from the Old English <em>l\u0113ad<\/em> [l\u00e6\u0251\u02d0d] (lead), from the Proto-West-Germanic <em>*laud<\/em> (lead)), from the Gaulish <em>*laudon<\/em> (lead), from the Proto-Celtic <em>*\u0278loudom<\/em> (iron), from the PIE <em>*plewd-<\/em> (to fly, flow, run) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/lead#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-West-Germanic root include <strong>lood<\/strong> [lo\u02d0t] (lead, plumb bob) in Dutch, <strong>Lot<\/strong> [lo\u02d0t] (plummet, solder) in German, and <strong>lod<\/strong> [l\u028c\u00f0] (plumb bob, fishing weight) in Danish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/plewd-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root include <strong>luaidhe<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u032a\u02e0u\u02d0i\u02d0\/l\u032a\u02e0u\u0259j\u0259] (lead) in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, <strong>leoaie<\/strong> (lead) in Manx [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/%C9%B8loudom\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE root include <strong>float<\/strong>, <strong>flow<\/strong>, <strong>flood<\/strong>, <strong>fleet<\/strong> and <strong>Pluto<\/strong> in English, <strong>vlotten<\/strong> (to glide, go smoothly) in Dutch, and <strong>flotter<\/strong> [fl\u0254.te] (to float, flutter, wave, mill about) in French [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/plew-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, to word <strong>lead<\/strong> [li\u02d0d], as in to guide or direct, is not related to <strong>lead<\/strong> (the metal). It comes from the Middle English <em>leden<\/em> (to lead, carry, take, put), from the Old English <em>l\u01e3dan<\/em> (to lead, bring, take, carry, guide), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*laidijan\u0105<\/em> (to cause one to go, lead), causative of the Proto-Germanic <em>*l\u012b\u00fean\u0105<\/em> (to go, pass through), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*leyt-<\/em> (to go, depart, die) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/lead#Etymology_2\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OS-n1girBuA\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OS-n1girBuA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Lead\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-21T12:59:58+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we're delving into the origins of the word lead.\n\n\n\nlead [l\u025bd] is:\n\n \ta soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_665\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1954-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1954-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lead.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"lead.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we&#8217;re delving into the origins of the word lead. lead [l\u025bd] is: a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation. a thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. 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