English
lowling
From low + -ling.
Formed from low + -ling
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
…
Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’
Proto-Germanic *lēgaz ‘low’
Old Norse lágr
Middle English lāh
English low
Today it means
noun A low-ranking person; a commoner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lowling