Where does “ljótur” come from?

ljótur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Ljótr, from Proto-Germanic leutaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

ljótur (Faroese): ugly; hateful, nasty; naughty

Definitions

  1. ugly; hateful, nasty; naughty

Ancestry of “ljótur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLjótrugly
2Proto-Germanicleutazdeceitful, deceptive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leutaz →Every word from Old Norse Ljótr →