Etymology

Leitz

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Today it means: A surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname]. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *liudiz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*liudiz
  2. English todayLeitz

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.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*liudiz all →

lithledelimmerleud

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.