Where does “лютъ” come from?

лютъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ljutъ — harsh.

лютъ (Old Church Slavonic): fierce, severe; wicked; angry

Definitions

  1. fierce, severe; wicked; angry

Ancestry of “лютъ”, step by step

лютъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ljutъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicljutъharsh

via Proto-Slavic ľutъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľutъharsh, cruel, severe

Words derived from “лютъ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ljutъ →