Lüüt

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Lütt
• Lüüte (regional)

Etymology

From Middle High German liute, from Old High German liuti, liudi, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰis. Cognate with German Leute, Dutch lieden, English lede, Icelandic lýður, Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*liuþs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːt/

Noun

Lüüt pl (diminutive Lüütli)

1. (plural only) people