Where does “lottning” come from?

lottning (Swedish) comes from Swedish lotta, from Old Swedish lūta, from Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic lūtaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

lottning (Swedish): lot the act of determining a question by chance

Definitions

  1. lot the act of determining a question by chance

Ancestry of “lottning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlottaa member of a women's voluntary defense corps, a...
2Old Swedishlūtato cast lots
3Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
4Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtaną →Every word from Old Norse lúta →
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