Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “lod” come from?

lod (Danish) comes from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

lod (Danish): plumb bob; lead; sinker

Definitions

  1. plumb bob; lead; sinker

Ancestry of “lod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlōt—
2Old Saxonlōd—
3Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

Words derived from “lod”

  • ekkolodd
  • loddrett
  • lodd
  • ekkolodd
  • loddrett
  • lodd
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →