Where does “lot” come from?

lot (Romanian) comes from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lot (Romanian): plot (of land)

Definitions

  1. plot (of land)

Ancestry of “lot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
2Middle Frenchlot—
3Old Frenchloz—
4Frankishlot—
5Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →