Where does “leodan” come from?

leodan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

leodan (Old English): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “leodan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicleudanąTo sprout; spring up; grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “leodan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leudaną →