Where does “Macleod” come from?

Macleod (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, from Old Norse Ljótr, from Proto-Germanic leutaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Ancestry of “Macleod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicMacLeòid—
2Old NorseLjótrugly
3Proto-Germanicleutazdeceitful, deceptive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leutaz →Every word from Old Norse Ljótr →