Where does “liet” come from?

liet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lioth, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Ancestry of “liet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlioth—
2Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
3Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “liet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →