lūt

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hleuþ, from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-to-, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱlew- (“hear”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (hliuþ).

Noun

lūt

  1. sound

Adjective

lūt

  1. loud

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: geluut, geluet, geluyt
    • Dutch: geluid
      • Afrikaans: geluid
      • Petjo: heluit

Further reading

  • “lūt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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