Where does “lúta” come from?
lúta (Icelandic) comes from Danish lut, from Middle Low German lute, from Italian liuto, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
lúta (Icelandic): bow; submit to; lute
Definitions
- bow; submit to; lute
Ancestry of “lúta”, step by step
lúta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lut | lute |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lute | A lute |
| 3 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 4 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 5 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 6 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 7 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 9 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 10 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 11 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 12 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Old Norse lúta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | lúta | to lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |
via Icelandic lútur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lútur | lye; base, alkali; indefinite... |