Where does “lotning” come from?

lotning (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lotning, from Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

lotning (Icelandic): reverence, veneration

Definitions

  1. reverence, veneration

Ancestry of “lotning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselotning—
2Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
3Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtaną →Every word from Old Norse lúta →