Where does “Lúðrey” come from?

Lúðrey (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Lúðrey”, step by step

Lúðrey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
2Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old Norse lúðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselúðrlur, trompet, horn; the stand of a hand-mill; a...
2Proto-Germanic*lawwōgroove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →