Where does “lokken” come from?

lokken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch locken, from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lokken (Dutch): to attract, lure, bait

Definitions

  1. to attract, lure, bait

Ancestry of “lokken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlockento lure
2Old Dutchlocconto lure
3Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
4Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lokken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn →