Where does “lok” come from?

lok (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch locke, from Old Dutch lock, from Frankish *lokk, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lok (Dutch): lock of hair; one curl in hair of the head,...

Definitions

  1. lock of hair; one curl in hair of the head,...

Ancestry of “lok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlockecurl
2Old Dutchlock—
3Frankish*lokk—
4Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →