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Where does “luuss” come from?

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

luuss (Westrobothnian): To lean down

Definitions

  1. To lean down

Ancestry of “luuss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
2Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...

Words derived from “luuss”

  • luttin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewd- →