Where does “lodden” come from?

lodden (Danish) comes from Old Norse loðinn, from Proto-Germanic leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

lodden (Danish): hairy; furry; shaggy

Definitions

  1. hairy; furry; shaggy

Ancestry of “lodden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseloðinnhairy, shaggy, woolly; covered with thick grass
2Proto-GermanicleudanąTo sprout; spring up; grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leudaną →Every word from Old Norse loðinn →
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