Where does “lud” come from?
lud (Danish) comes from Danish lude, from Old Danish lutæ, from Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
lud (Danish): imperative of lude
Ancestry of “lud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | lude | lout, stoop |
| 2 | Old Danish | lutæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lúta | to lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |