Where does “lēod” come from?

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

lēod (Old English): chief, man; man, person; people, nation

Definitions

  1. chief, man; man, person; people, nation

Ancestry of “lēod”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lēod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →