Where does “locken” come from?

locken (English) comes from German locken, from Middle High German locken, from Old High German lockōn, from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

locken (English): past participle of lock; Locked; Webbed

Definitions

  1. past participle of lock; Locked; Webbed

Ancestry of “locken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlockento lure, entice; to tempt; to be lured
2Middle High Germanlocken—
3Old High Germanlockōn—
4Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
5Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn →