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Where does “lot” come from?

lot (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “lot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lot”

  • loss
  • loose
  • loosely
  • loosen
  • looser
  • loosing
  • looseness
  • lossless
  • lossy
  • footloose
  • looseleaf
  • headloss
  • unloosen
  • loosey
  • looseth
  • lossmaking
  • losslessly
  • loosener
  • loosies
  • bloodloss
  • footlooseness
  • looseneth
  • loosish
  • loosie
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