Where does “keylock” come from?
keylock (English) comes 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.
keylock (English): An armlock where the implementer isolates the...
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- An armlock where the implementer isolates the...
Ancestry of “keylock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Lock | — |
| 2 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 3 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |