Where does “lot” come from?

lot (Middle English) comes from Old English hlot, from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “lot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlotportion, share, lot; choice, decision
2Proto-West Germanic*hlut—
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →