lout
English
/laʊt/, /lʌʊt/
noun
Definitions
- A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English louten (bow, stoop over, bend low, prostrate) inherited from Old English lutian derived from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (conceal, lurk, hide).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*lutōną
Gloss
conceal, lurk, hide
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Cognates and derived terms
- Little Saigon English
- Little Tokyo English
- Littlemill English
- belittle English
- belout English
- little English
- little bittern English
- little name English
- littleneck English
- littleness English
- littlie English
- littlish English
- littlun English
- littly English
- litty English
- loutish English
- loutishly English
- loutishness English
- loutsome English
- louty English
- gijlieden Dutch, Flemish
- hunlieden Dutch, Flemish
- lieden Dutch, Flemish
- *lutōną Proto-Germanic
- *lotian Old English
- lutian Old English
- lūtan Old English
- litel Middle English
- louten Middle English
- lowting Middle English
- *ludъ Proto-Slavic
- lud Serbo-Croatian
- liede Middle Dutch
- lut Albanian
- lutje Albanian
- 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- *lutśi- Proto-Albanian
- likkle Jamaican Creole