Where does “lýðveldi” come from?

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

lýðveldi (Faroese): republic

Definitions

  1. republic

Ancestry of “lýðveldi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselýð-people
2Old Norselýðrpeople, lede
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →