Where does “łut” come from?

łut (Polish) comes from Polish Luty, from Old Polish luty, from Proto-Slavic ľutъ — harsh, cruel, severe.

łut (Polish): lot; an obsolete unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a grzywna or 1/32 of a pound

Definitions

  1. lot; an obsolete unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a grzywna or 1/32 of a pound

Ancestry of “łut”, step by step

łut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Luty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLutyFebruary
2Old Polishlutysevere, fierce
3Proto-Slavicľutъharsh, cruel, severe

via German lōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
2Middle High Germanlōt—

Words derived from “łut”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ľutъ →Every word from Old Polish luty →Every word from Polish Luty →