Where does “לײַט” come from?

לײַט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German liute, from Old High German liuti, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

לײַט (Yiddish): adult; a respectable person, a proper person;...

Definitions

  1. adult; a respectable person, a proper person;...

Ancestry of “לײַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanliute—
2Old High Germanliutipeople, subordinates
3Proto-West Germanic*liud(i)—
4Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

Words derived from “לײַט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →