Where does “lyd” come from?
lyd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
lyd (Norwegian Bokmål): sound; people; imperative of lyde
Definitions
- sound; people; imperative of lyde
Ancestry of “lyd”, step by step
lyd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lyd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 2 | Old Danish | liud | a sound |
| 3 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |