Where does “Nuzlocke” come from?

Nuzlocke (English) comes from English locke, from English Lock, from Middle English lok, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Nuzlocke (English): A self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used again

Definitions

  1. A self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used again

Ancestry of “Nuzlocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlockeArchaic spelling of lock
2EnglishLockfrom the surname
3Middle Englishloklock
4Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
5Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
6Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “Nuzlocke”

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