Where does “Lita” come from?
Lita (Norwegian) comes from Old High German liut, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.
Ancestry of “Lita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | liut | people |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |