Where does “lui” come from?

lui (Dutch) comes from Dutch luiden, from Middle Dutch lûden, from Old Dutch lūdon, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan.

lui (Dutch): lazy; Alternative form of lieden

Definitions

  1. lazy; Alternative form of lieden

Ancestry of “lui”, step by step

lui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch luiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluidento sound; Alternative form of lieden
2Middle Dutchlûden—
3Old Dutchlūdonto sound
4Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—

via Middle Dutch loy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchloy—

Words derived from “lui”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan →Every word from Old Dutch lūdon →Every word from Middle Dutch lûden →