Where does “louten” come from?
louten (Middle English) comes from Old English lūtan, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
louten (Middle English): To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or...
Definitions
- To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or...
Ancestry of “louten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | lūtan | bend, stoop; to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |
Words derived from “louten”