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
Ancestry of “luiaard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lui | lazy; Alternative form of lieden |
| 2 | Dutch | luiden | to sound; Alternative form of lieden |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lûden | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lūdon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hlūdijan | — |