Where does “lútur” come from?
lútur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lúta, 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 — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
lútur (Icelandic): lye; base, alkali; indefinite...
Definitions
- lye; base, alkali; indefinite...
Ancestry of “lútur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lúta | bow; submit to; lute |
| 2 | Danish | lut | lute |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lute | A lute |
| 4 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 5 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 6 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 7 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 9 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 10 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 11 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 12 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 13 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |