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Where does “leurrer” come from?

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

leurrer (French): to deceive, lure

Definitions

  1. to deceive, lure

Ancestry of “leurrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchleurrelure, decoy; trap, snare; illusion
2Old Frenchloirrelure
3Frankishlōþr—
4Proto-Germaniclōþr-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic lōþr- →