Where does “lull” come from?
Lull comes from Middle English lullen, from Middle Dutch lollen, of unknown origin.
lull (English): A period of rest or soothing; A period of reduced...
Definitions
- A period of rest or soothing; A period of reduced...
Ancestry of “lull”, step by step
lull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German leute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leute | people several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another, folk (folks), peeps slang, guys (boys and/or girls) |
| 2 | Middle High German | liute | — |
| 3 | Old High German | liuti | people, subordinates |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *liud(i) | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | man, person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |
via Middle English lullen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lullen | to lounge idly, hang loosely; to lull |