Where does “loord” come from?

loord (English) comes from Middle French lourdin, from Middle French lourd, from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.

loord (English): A dull, stupid fellow; a lout

Definitions

  1. A dull, stupid fellow; a lout

Ancestry of “loord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlourdindullard
2Middle Frenchlourdheavy
3Old Frenchlourt—
4Late Latinlurdusslow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid
5Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
6Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
7Proto-Italic*loiros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *loiros →Every word from Latin luror →Every word from Latin luridus →