Where does “lotre” come from?

lotre (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Dutch loterij, from French loterie, from Italian lotteria, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot — to cover; to incline.

lotre (Serbo-Croatian): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “lotre”, step by step

lotre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loterij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloterijlottery
2Frenchloterielottery
3Italianlotterialottery; sweepstake
4Italianlottolot; plot; lottery
5FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
6Middle Frenchlot
7Old Frenchloz
8Frankishlot
9Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German Leiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeiterladder; agent noun of leiten
2Germanleitento lead; to manage; to conduct
3Middle High Germanleiten
4Old High Germanleiten
5Proto-West Germaniclaidijanto lead
6Proto-Germaniclaidijanąto cause to go, to lead
7Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą