Where does “leodfruma” come from?

leodfruma (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.

leodfruma (Old English): patriarch, prince, chieftain, king

Definitions

  1. patriarch, prince, chieftain, king

Ancestry of “leodfruma”, step by step

leodfruma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēodchief, man; man, person; people, nation
2Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Old English fruma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrumabeginning, origin; prince, king, chief, ruler....
2Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →