Where does “lūtan” come from?
lūtan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
lūtan (Old English): bend, stoop; to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend
Definitions
- bend, stoop; to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend
Ancestry of “lūtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lūtaną | to bow down, lout |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lewd- | to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch... |
Words derived from “lūtan”