Where does “liuta” come from?

liuta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hljóta, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

liuta (Old Swedish): to cast lots; to be allotted; to obtain by lot;...

Definitions

  1. to cast lots; to be allotted; to obtain by lot;...

Ancestry of “liuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehljótato get by lot, have allotted to oneself
2Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Old Norse hljóta →
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