Where does “luitter” come from?

luitter (Middle French) comes from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

luitter (Middle French): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “luitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Latin luctor