Where does “ljod” come from?

ljod (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

ljod (Norwegian Nynorsk): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “ljod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
2Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ljod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to- →
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