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Where does “liut” come from?

liut (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

liut (Old High German): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “liut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliudīz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “liut”

  • Leopold
  • Leopold
  • Leit
  • Lita
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