Where does “lýður” come from?
lýður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lýðr, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.
lýður (Icelandic): populace, people, public; population, universe; ....
Definitions
- populace, people, public; population, universe; ....
Ancestry of “lýður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lýðr | people, lede |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |
Words derived from “lýður”