Where does “liþ” come from?

liþ (Middle English) comes from Old English liþ, from Proto-West Germanic liþu, from Proto-Germanic liþuz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

liþ (Middle English): Alternative form of lyth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lyth

Ancestry of “liþ”, step by step

liþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English liþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishliþlimb, member
2Proto-West Germanicliþubend, joint; limb
3Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Old Norse lýðr

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

Words derived from “liþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liþu →
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