Where does “lauta” come from?

lauta (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

lauta (Elfdalian): lean

Definitions

  1. lean

Ancestry of “lauta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
2Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtaną →Every word from Old Norse lúta →