Middle English louten

← Old English lūtan (inherited)

← Old English lūtian (inherited)

← Middle English loute (alter)

← Middle English lowten (alter)

← Middle English lowton (alter)

← Middle English lowtyn (alter)

← Middle English lowte (alter)

← Middle English lutenn (alter)

← Middle English lowting (link)

← Middle English lutie (alter)

← Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *lutōną (inherited)

← Scots loot (link)

← Scots lowt (link)

→ English lout (inherited)

→ English lout (inherited)

→ Middle English lowting (affix)