Where does “locket” come from?
Locket comes from French loquet, from Old French loc, from Old English loc, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-.
locket (English): A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for...
Definitions
- A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for...
Ancestry of “locket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | loquet | latch |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | loc | lock |
| 3 | Old English | loc | lock; that by which anything is closed; an... |
| 4 | Old English | stede | place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |