Where does “lied” come from?
Lied comes from German Lied, from Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lěu-.
lied (English): An art song, sung in German and accompanied on...
Definitions
- An art song, sung in German and accompanied on...
Ancestry of “lied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lied | song musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |