Where does “inlot” come from?

inlot (English) comes from English Lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

inlot (English): An in-town lot (parcel of land), called by this name only when being contrasted with a corresponding outlot

Definitions

  1. An in-town lot (parcel of land), called by this name only when being contrasted with a corresponding outlot

Ancestry of “inlot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLotA nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →