Where does “geleod” come from?

geleod (Old English) comes from Old English lēod, from Proto-West Germanic *liudi, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

geleod (Old English): one of a nation; fellow-countryman; compatriot

Definitions

  1. one of a nation; fellow-countryman; compatriot

Ancestry of “geleod”, step by step

geleod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēodchief, man; man, person; people, nation
2Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →