Where does “liut” come from?

liut (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

liut (Old Dutch): people, population

Definitions

  1. people, population

Ancestry of “liut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*liud(i)—
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 →