Proto-Indo-European

*lewd-

‘to cower, hunch over’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *lewd-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *lewd-, most familiar first.

• little ← litel ← lȳtel ← *lūtil ← *lūtan
• lit ← lȳt ← *lūtilaz
• lout ← louten ← lūtan ← *lūtan ← *lūtaną

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewd-