Where does “lið” come from?

lið (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lið, from Proto-Germanic līþu, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

lið (Icelandic): people, folk; host, army, men-at-arms, forces;...

Definitions

  1. people, folk; host, army, men-at-arms, forces;...

Ancestry of “lið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseliðhost, folk, people; family, household; army, host
2Proto-Germaniclīþucider; strong drink; liquor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

Words derived from “lið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līþu →Every word from Old Norse lið →