Where does “lure” come from?

lure (Old French) comes from Frankish lōþr, from Proto-Germanic lōþr-.

lure (Old French): lure bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk

Definitions

  1. lure bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk

Ancestry of “lure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishlōþr—
2Proto-Germaniclōþr-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic lōþr- →Every word from Frankish lōþr →