Where does “lood” come from?

lood (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lood, from Middle Dutch lôot, from Old Dutch lōt.

lood (Afrikaans): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “lood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloodlead; lot; plumb bob, plummet
2Middle Dutchlôotlead metal
3Old Dutchlōt—
Every word from Old Dutch lōt →Every word from Middle Dutch lôot →Every word from Dutch lood →