Where does “MacLeòid” come from?

MacLeòid (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse Ljótr, from Proto-Germanic leutaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Ancestry of “MacLeòid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLjótrugly
2Proto-Germanicleutazdeceitful, deceptive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “MacLeòid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leutaz →Every word from Old Norse Ljótr →