Where does “luiaard” come from?

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

luiaard (Dutch): sloth; lazy person

Definitions

  1. sloth; lazy person

Ancestry of “luiaard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluilazy; Alternative form of lieden
2Dutchluidento sound; Alternative form of lieden
3Middle Dutchlûden
4Old Dutchlūdonto sound
5Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan

Words derived from “luiaard

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan
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