Where does “ludo” come from?

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

ludo (Old High German): thick woolen cloth

Definitions

  1. thick woolen cloth

Ancestry of “ludo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicleudanąTo sprout; spring up; grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leudaną →
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