Where does “liuot” come from?

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

liuot (Elfdalian): ugly; bad; mean

Definitions

  1. ugly; bad; mean

Ancestry of “liuot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLjótrugly
2Proto-Germanicleutazdeceitful, deceptive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “liuot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leutaz →Every word from Old Norse Ljótr →