Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “lōt” come from?

lōt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

Ancestry of “lōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlōd—
2Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

Words derived from “lōt”

  • ekkolodd
  • loddrett
  • lodd
  • ekkolodd
  • loddrett
  • lodd
  • lod
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →