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
Ancestry of “liuot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Ljótr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | leutaz | deceitful, deceptive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |
Words derived from “liuot”