Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.
- shows how many children or parents the word has
- get the translations and a link
- Check "leiste" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "leiste" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
I think i’ve heard this used in relation to software – so it would be like a toolbar?
Oh yeah, 100%.
Address-Leiste zum Beispiel
Thanks! the other thing i’ve come across recently is “Reiter” – from context I had the impression this was a drop down menu. Is that correct?
Nee, Reiter sind tabs.

Weil die wie ein Reiter oben auf der Boxkante sitzen. Das kommt von früher von echten Ordnern.
That is a cool etymology