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

  1. to struggle, to fight; to wrestle

Ancestry of “lutter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchluiter—
2Old Frenchluitierto fight
3LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lutter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin luctor →Every word from Old French luitier →