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Where does “lúta” come from?

lúta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

lúta (Old Norse): to lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...

Definitions

  1. to lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...

Ancestry of “lúta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “lúta”

  • luta
  • lude
  • lud
  • lúta
  • lútur
  • lotning
  • lotning
  • luuss
  • luttin
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