Where does “leüt” come from?
leüt (Old French) comes from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “leüt”, step by step
leüt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Occitan laüt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 2 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 3 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 4 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 5 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 6 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 7 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Spanish laúd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | laúd | lute |