Where does “Lied” come from?

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

Lied (Plautdietsch): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “Lied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlüde—
2Old Saxonliudipeople
3Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
4Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →
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