Where does “luteren” come from?

luteren (Dutch) comes from Middle French luter, from Latin lutare, from Latin lutum, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

luteren (Dutch): to cover with loam, to loam

Definitions

  1. to cover with loam, to loam

Ancestry of “luteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchluter—
2Latinlutare—
3Latinlutumsoil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Latin lutum →Every word from Latin lutare →