Where does “litter” come from?
litter (Norman) comes from Old French luitier, from Latin luctor, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
litter (Norman): to wrestle
Ancestry of “litter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | luitier | to fight |
| 2 | Latin | luctor | I struggle, wrestle, fight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “litter”