Where does “lode” come from?

lode (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lodo, from Proto-Germanic leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

Ancestry of “lode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlodo—
2Proto-GermanicleudanąTo sprout; spring up; grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “lode”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leudaną →Every word from Old High German lodo →