Where does “loutery” come from?
loutery (English) comes from English lout, from Middle English louten, from Old English lūtan, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
loutery (English): behaviour
Definitions
- behaviour
Ancestry of “loutery”, step by step
loutery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lout | A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent... |
| 2 | Middle English | louten | To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or... |
| 3 | Old English | lūtan | bend, stoop; to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |