Where does “ljótr” come from?

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

ljótr (Old Norse): ugly

Definitions

  1. ugly

Ancestry of “ljótr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicleutazdeceitful, deceptive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “ljótr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leutaz →