Where does “лот” come from?

лот (Russian) comes from English Lot, 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.

лот (Russian): plummet, sounding line; lot

Definitions

  1. plummet, sounding line; lot

Ancestry of “лот”, step by step

лот traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLotA nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German lōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
2Middle High Germanlōt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →