loiter

English

/ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)/, /ˈlɔɪtɚ/

verb

Definitions

To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
(military) For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English loitren derived from Middle Dutch loteren (wobble, wag, shake) derived from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (shrink from, decline, stoop, cower, bend).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lūtaną

Gloss

shrink from, decline, stoop, cower, bend

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

loiter-sack English
loiterer English
loiterest English
loitereth English
sack English
geleuter Dutch, Flemish
leuteren Dutch, Flemish
*lūtaną Proto-Germanic
lutan Old English
lūtan Old English
loitren Middle English
lúta Old Norse
loteren Middle Dutch
lauta Elfdalian

sack
loiterer
loiterest
loitereth
loiter-sack