Where does “lockdown” come from?

Lockdown is a 21st-century English compound of lock and down, ultimately originating from Old English lūc, meaning to close or fasten.

lockdown (English): The confinement of people in their own rooms or...

Definitions

  1. The confinement of people in their own rooms or...

Ancestry of “lockdown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlock downto secure; make people stay locked indoors for...

Words derived from “lockdown

Every word from English lock down