English
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Lied comes from German Lied ‘song’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *leuþą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*leuþą‘song’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*leuþ‘song’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050liod‘song, lay, singing’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350liet‘song’
- Germanc. 1650–presentLied‘song’
- Englishtodaylied
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*leuþą‘song’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*leuþ‘song’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050liod‘song, lay, singing’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350liet‘song’
- Germanc. 1650–presentLied‘song’
- Englishtodaylied
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lew- ‘to sing, praise’
library, pollution, lib, libel, lute, liber, libretto, 12 more
Today it means
noun An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *leuþą / lied