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