Where does “Lotru” come from?

Lotru (English) comes from Romanian Lotru, from Swedish lotter, from Old High German lotar, from Proto-Germanic ludraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Ancestry of “Lotru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianLotruthief, robber
2Swedishlotter
3Old High Germanlotarsenseless, useless, vain, void, insignificant, careless, flippant, frivolous
4Proto-Germanicludrazvain; useless; worthless; bad
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ludraz →Every word from Old High German lotar →