Where does “lutæ” come from?
lutæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Ancestry of “lutæ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lúta | to lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |