Where does “lotissement” come from?

lotissement (French) comes from French lotir, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lotissement (French): estate, housing estate

Definitions

  1. estate, housing estate

Ancestry of “lotissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlotirto parcel out
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →
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