Where does “loot” come from?

Loot comes from Middle Dutch loet, from Old Dutch lōta, from Frankish lōtija, from Proto-Germanic hlōþþijō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- or kelh₂-.

loot (English): A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove...

Definitions

  1. A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove...

Ancestry of “loot”, step by step

loot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch loet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchloet—
2Old Dutchlōta—
3Frankishlōtijascoop, ladle
4Proto-Germanichlōþþijōa kind of scoop or ladle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Hindi लूट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलूटspoils; loot; swag
2Sanskritलुण्ट्rob, plunder

Words derived from “loot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlōþþijō →