Where does “ljut” come from?

ljut (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse ljótr, from Proto-Germanic leutaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewd- — to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

ljut (Westrobothnian): ugly, wicked; unsightly, deformed

Definitions

  1. ugly, wicked; unsightly, deformed

Ancestry of “ljut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljótrugly
2Proto-Germanicleutazdeceitful, deceptive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leutaz →Every word from Old Norse ljótr →