Where does “lēode” come from?
lēode (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.
lēode (Old English): people, men
Ancestry of “lēode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | lēod | chief, man; man, person; people, nation |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *liudi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |
Words derived from “lēode”