Where does “lota” come from?

lota (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hluta, from Proto-Germanic hlutōną, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “lota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehluta—
2Proto-Germanichlutōnąto cast lots; to be allotted
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →