Where does “lið” come from?

lið (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic līþu, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

lið (Old Norse): host, folk, people; family, household; army, host

Definitions

  1. host, folk, people; family, household; army, host

Ancestry of “lið”, step by step

lið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic līþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclīþucider; strong drink; liquor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

via Proto-Germanic lidą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclidąflock, followers, group; flock, crowd, group;...

Words derived from “lið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līþu →