Where does “lut” come from?

lut (French) comes from Old French lut, from Latin lutum, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lut (French): third-person singular past historic of lire;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of lire;...

Ancestry of “lut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlut—
2Latinlutumsoil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Latin lutum →Every word from Old French lut →