Where does “leuteren” come from?

leuteren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch loteren, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

leuteren (Dutch): to dawdle, loiter; to chatter idly

Definitions

  1. to dawdle, loiter; to chatter idly

Ancestry of “leuteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchloterento shake, wag, wobble
2Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “leuteren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtaną →Every word from Middle Dutch loteren →