Where does “leode” come from?

leode (Middle English) comes from Old English lēode, from Old English lēod, from Proto-West Germanic *liudi, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

Ancestry of “leode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēodepeople, men
2Old Englishlēodchief, man; man, person; people, nation
3Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
4Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →