Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “ludere” come from?

ludere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lūthara, from Proto-Germanic *lūþaru.

Ancestry of “ludere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlūthara—
2Proto-Germanic*lūþaru—

Words derived from “ludere”

  • luier
  • luiertijd
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lūþaru →