English
Leitz
Leitz comes from Proto-Germanic *liudiz ‘men, people’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lewdʰ-‘to grow (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léwdʰis‘people’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*liudiz‘men, people’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayLeitz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lewdʰ-‘to grow (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léwdʰis‘people’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*liudiz‘men, people’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayLeitz
The story
As a German or Dutch surname, from the personal name Leutz, a pet form of any of various Germanic compound names formed with liut (‘tribe, people’), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudiz.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow (up)’
liberal, liberty, liberation, liberate, libre, liberator, libertine, libero, 13 more
through Proto-Germanic *liudiz ‘men, people’
Today it means
name A surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- / Leitz