Where does “lūta” come from?

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

lūta (Old Swedish): to cast lots

Definitions

  1. to cast lots

Ancestry of “lūta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
2Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “lūta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtaną →Every word from Old Norse lúta →