Where does “luiken” come from?
luiken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
luiken (Dutch): to close, to shut
Ancestry of “luiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lūcan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “luiken”