Where does “leod” come from?
leod (English) comes from Middle English leod, from Old English lēode, from Old English lēod, from Proto-West Germanic *liudi, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.
leod (English): People, folk; A people, nation, people group; A...
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- People, folk; A people, nation, people group; A...
Ancestry of “leod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | leod | people; nation; a nation; a man |
| 2 | Old English | lēode | people, men |
| 3 | Old English | lēod | chief, man; man, person; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *liudi | man, person |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | man, person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |