Where does “lottern” come from?

lottern (German) comes from Old High German lotar, from Proto-Germanic ludraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

lottern (German): to loiter, to indulge

Definitions

  1. to loiter, to indulge

Ancestry of “lottern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlotarsenseless, useless, vain, void, insignificant, careless, flippant, frivolous
2Proto-Germanicludrazvain; useless; worthless; bad
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “lottern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ludraz →Every word from Old High German lotar →