Where does “lȳþre” come from?

lȳþre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lūþrijaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

lȳþre (Old English): bad, wicked, base, mean, corrupt, wretched

Definitions

  1. bad, wicked, base, mean, corrupt, wretched

Ancestry of “lȳþre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclūþrijazneglected, dissolute, useless, bad
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “lȳþre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūþrijaz →