Where does “lots” come from?

lots (French) comes 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.

lots (French): plural of lot

Definitions

  1. plural of lot

Ancestry of “lots”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlotshare; plot; batch
2Middle Frenchlot—
3Old Frenchloz—
4Frankishlot—
5Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-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 →