lout

lout · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*lūtēn“to be hidden, be concealed”
2. Old English · derived fromlūtian“to lurk, skulk”
3. Middle English · derived fromlouten“to hide, lurk”
4. Proto-Germanic · derived from*lūtaną“to bow down, lout”
5. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*lūtan
6. Old English · derived fromlūtan“to bow, bend forward, stoop”
7. Middle English · derived fromlouten“to bow, bend low, stoop over”
8. English todaylout

Of dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend forward, stoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”). Alternatively, derived from Middle English louten (“to hide, lurk”), from Old English lūtian (“to lurk, skulk”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtēn (“to be hidden, be concealed”). Compare Old Norse lútr (“stooping”), Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”). Non-Germanic cognates are probably Old Church Slavonic лоудити (luditi, “to deceive”), Serbo-Croatian lud and Albanian lut (“to beg, pray”).

lout · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*lūtaną
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*lūtan
3. Old English · inherited fromlūtan
4. Middle English · inherited fromlouten
5. English todaylout

From Middle English louten, from Old English lūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną. Cognate with Old Norse lúta, Danish lude (“to bend”), Norwegian lute (“stoop”), Swedish luta.

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