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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanliutpeople
2Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →