Where does “Luutivik” come from?
Luutivik (Greenlandic) comes from Danish Ludvig, from German Ludwig, from Middle High German Ludewig, from Old High German Ludhuwīg, from Old High German Hlūtwīg, from Proto-West Germanic Hlūdawīg, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Luutivik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | Ludvig | — |
| 2 | German | Ludwig | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | Ludewig | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Ludhuwīg | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Hlūtwīg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | Hlūdawīg | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |