Where does “lieder” come from?
lieder (English) comes from German Lieder, from German Lied, from Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
lieder (English): plural of lied
Ancestry of “lieder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Lieder | plural of Lied |
| 2 | German | Lied | song |
| 3 | Middle High German | liet | — |
| 4 | Old High German | liod | song, lay, singing |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | leuþ | song |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | leuþą | song, lay, song of praise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |