Where does “ljóð” come from?

ljóð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ljóð, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

ljóð (Icelandic): a poem

Definitions

  1. a poem

Ancestry of “ljóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljóðsong (musical), poem
2Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “ljóð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Old Norse ljóð →