Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “lude” come from?

lude (Danish) comes 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...

lude (Danish): lout, stoop

Definitions

  1. lout, stoop

Ancestry of “lude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlutæ—
2Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
3Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “lude”

  • lud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →