Where does “liōd” come from?

liōd (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

Ancestry of “liōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliudizman, person; men, people
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “liōd”

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