Where does “loiri” come from?

loiri (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch luiaard, from Dutch lui, from Dutch luiden, from Middle Dutch lûden, from Old Dutch lūdon, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan.

loiri (Sranan Tongo): sloth any animal in the suborder

Definitions

  1. sloth any animal in the suborder

Ancestry of “loiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluiaardsloth; lazy person
2Dutchluilazy; Alternative form of lieden
3Dutchluidento sound; Alternative form of lieden
4Middle Dutchlûden—
5Old Dutchlūdonto sound
6Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—

Words derived from “loiri”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan →Every word from Old Dutch lūdon →Every word from Middle Dutch lûden →