Where does “lutter” come from?

lutter (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lūtir, from Proto-Germanic hlūtraz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.

Ancestry of “lutter”, step by step

lutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch lūtir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlūtir—
2Proto-Germanichlūtrazclean, clear, pure
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide

via Dutch luttir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluttir—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlūtraz →Every word from Old Dutch lūtir →