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Where does “lewd-” come from?

lewd- (Proto-Indo-European): to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Definitions

to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “lewd-”

Luxembourg
loitering
belittle
loiter
lout
loutish
loiterer
Luxembourgish
belittlement
lote
littleneck
loutishness
wittle
litty
Luxembourgian
loiteringly
loutishly
Luxembourger
antiloitering
littlish
belittler
littlie
littly
louty

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