Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “lodo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lodo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicleudanąTo sprout; spring up; grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “lodo”

  • loden
  • Loden
  • lode
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →