Where does “lýð-” come from?

lýð- (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lýðr, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

lýð- (Faroese): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “lýð-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselýðrpeople, lede
2Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “lýð-”

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