Where does “Lieder” come from?

Lieder (German) comes 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 (German): plural of Lied

Definitions

  1. plural of Lied

Ancestry of “Lieder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLiedsong
2Middle High Germanlietstanza
3Old High Germanliodsong, lay, singing
4Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
5Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “Lieder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →