Where does “fusleoþ” come from?

fusleoþ (Old English) comes from Old English leoþ, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

fusleoþ (Old English): dirge, song of death

Definitions

  1. dirge, song of death

Ancestry of “fusleoþ”, step by step

fusleoþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English leoþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleoþpoem; song
2Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
3Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English fūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfūsready, eager, striving forward, inclined to,...
2Proto-West Germanic*funsready to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →
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