Where does “loeris” come from?
loeris (Dutch) comes from Dutch loer, from French lourd, from Middle French lourd, from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.
loeris (Dutch): fool, dumbass, tool, ne'er-do-well
Definitions
- fool, dumbass, tool, ne'er-do-well
Ancestry of “loeris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | loer | lure |
| 2 | French | lourd | heavy; clumsy, oafish; annoying, a drag |
| 3 | Middle French | lourd | heavy |
| 4 | Old French | lourt | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | lurdus | slow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid |
| 6 | Latin | luridus | pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,... |
| 7 | Latin | luror | paleness, pallor, lividness |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *loiros | — |