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*leit-(2)
The core idea of this root was:
going forth
It’s the origin of to lead as well as to load, which was about loading a vehicle for the way.
Another potential family member is satellite.
In German, the branch around leiden shifted from a neutral sense of going forth to a notion of carrying on through hardship.
This root gave rise to 52+ German words.
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