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Where does “liudīz” come from?

liudīz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

Ancestry of “liudīz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
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