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

  1. To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or...

Ancestry of “louten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlūtanbend, stoop; to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend
2Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “louten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtaną →Every word from Old English lūtan →