Where does “lutre” come from?

lutre (Old French) comes from Latin lūtra, from Proto-Indo-European udréh₂, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

lutre (Old French): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “lutre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūtraan otter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanudréh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “lutre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →