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

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut

Ancestry of “luiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
2Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
3Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
4Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “luiken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →