Where does “Leopold” come from?

Leopold derives from Old French Leopold, from Old High German liut, meaning "people."

Leopold (English): Used in the 19th century but rare today

Definitions

  1. Used in the 19th century but rare today

Ancestry of “Leopold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchLeopold—
2Old High Germanliutpeople
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “Leopold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →