Where does “lüde” come from?

lüde (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon liudi, from Proto-West Germanic *liudi, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

Ancestry of “lüde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonliudipeople
2Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “lüde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →