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

Definitions

  1. populace, people, public

Ancestry of “lýður”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lýður”

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