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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |