Where does “loutre” come from?

loutre (French) comes from Old French lutre, from Latin lūtra, from Proto-Indo-European udréh₂, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

loutre (French): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “loutre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlutreotter
2Latinlūtraan otter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanudréh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “loutre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →