Where does “locker” come from?
Locker derives from English lock, from Old English loc, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-, meaning to bend or turn.
locker (English): A type of storage compartment with a lock,...
Definitions
- A type of storage compartment with a lock,...
Ancestry of “locker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 2 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 3 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “locker”