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
- third-person singular past historic of lire;...
Ancestry of “lut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | lut | — |
| 2 | Latin | lutum | soil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |