Where does “liudi” come from?

liudi (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *liudi, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

liudi (Old Saxon): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “liudi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
2Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “liudi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →