Where does “leoþ” come from?

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

leoþ (Old English): poem; song

Definitions

  1. poem; song

Ancestry of “leoþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leoþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →