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Where does “lort” come from?

lort (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lurtaz, from Proto-Indo-European lerd- — to bend; arch; crook; to bend, crook; crooked.

lort (Proto-West Germanic): crooked; lame, clumsy; left, left-handed

Definitions

  1. crooked; lame, clumsy; left, left-handed

Ancestry of “lort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclurtaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlerd-to bend; arch; crook; to bend, crook; crooked

Words derived from “lort”

  • lirt
  • belirt
  • bilurten
  • lirten
  • belirten
  • lurten
  • belyrtan
  • lyrtan
  • lurtijan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lerd- →