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Where does “lûden” come from?
lûden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lūdon, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan.
Ancestry of “lûden”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
lūdon
to sound
2
Proto-Germanic
*hlūdijan
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Words derived from “lûden”
luiden
lui
gelui
inluiden
verluiden
luiaard
hunlui
luiheid
jongelui
gijlui
wijlui
zijlui
ului
gulle
Luilekkerland
aartslui
buitenlui
loiri
zonluiaard
skapuloiri
sonloiri
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