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Where does “loodsman” come from?

loodsman (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman, from Old English lādmann, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

loodsman (Dutch): pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or...

Definitions

  1. pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or...

Ancestry of “loodsman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlootsman—
2Middle Englishlodesmanpilot
3Old Englishlādmannguide; a leader, guide
4Old Englishlādcourse, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,...
5Proto-West Germanic*laidu—
6Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “loodsman”

  • loods
  • loodsen
  • ლოცმანი
  • loods
  • loodsstudie
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