Where does “gluck” come from?

gluck (English) comes from German glück, from Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

gluck (English): To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of...

Definitions

  1. To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of...

Ancestry of “gluck”, step by step

gluck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German glück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücksingular imperative of glücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germangelückeluck
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—

via Yiddish גליק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגליקhappiness; luck
Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →Every word from Middle Low German gelücke →Every word from Middle High German gelücke →