Where does “lubber” come from?

Lubber comes from Old French lobeor, of uncertain origin and meaning.

lubber (English): A clumsy or lazy person; An inexperienced or...

Definitions

  1. A clumsy or lazy person; An inexperienced or...

Ancestry of “lubber”, step by step

lubber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic lubbǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclubbǭthat which hangs or dangles
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old French lobeor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlobeorswindler

Words derived from “lubber

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lubbǭ
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