Where does “lutter” come from?
lutter (French) comes from Old French luiter, from Old French luitier, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
lutter (French): to struggle, to fight; to wrestle
Definitions
- to struggle, to fight; to wrestle
Ancestry of “lutter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | luiter | — |
| 2 | Old French | luitier | to fight |
| 3 | Latin | luctor | I struggle, wrestle, fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “lutter”