Where does “loch” come from?

loch (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

loch (Cimbrian): hole

Definitions

  1. hole

Ancestry of “loch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloch—
2Old High Germanlohforest; hole
3Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
4Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “loch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lok →