Where does “leoþlic” come from?

leoþlic (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.

leoþlic (Old English): poetic

Definitions

  1. poetic

Ancestry of “leoþlic”, step by step

leoþlic 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 līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →