Where does “*liud(i)” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*liud(i)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “*liud(i)

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰisEvery word from Proto-Germanic liudīz