Where does “liōde” come from?
liōde (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian liōd, from Proto-Germanic liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.
Ancestry of “liōde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | liōd | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | liudiz | man, person; men, people |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |
Words derived from “liōde”