Where does “leurre” come from?

leurre (French) comes from Old French loirre, from Frankish lōþr, from Proto-Germanic lōþr-.

leurre (French): lure, decoy; trap, snare; illusion

Definitions

  1. lure, decoy; trap, snare; illusion

Ancestry of “leurre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchloirrelure
2Frankishlōþr—
3Proto-Germaniclōþr-—

Words derived from “leurre”

Every word from Proto-Germanic lōþr- →Every word from Frankish lōþr →Every word from Old French loirre →