Where does “loðinn” come from?

loðinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic leudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

loðinn (Old Norse): hairy, shaggy, woolly; covered with thick grass

Definitions

  1. hairy, shaggy, woolly; covered with thick grass

Ancestry of “loðinn”, step by step

loðinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic leudaną

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

via Proto-Germanic ludanaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicludanaz—

Words derived from “loðinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leudaną →