Where does “liuti” come from?

liuti (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

liuti (Old High German): people, subordinates

Definitions

  1. people, subordinates

Ancestry of “liuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*liud(i)—
2Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “liuti”

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