Where does “locking” come from?

Locking comes from Old English loc, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-, meaning to bend or turn.

locking (English): present participle of lock; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of lock; The act by which...

Ancestry of “locking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLockfrom the surname
2Middle Englishloklock
3Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
4Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
5Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “locking”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laik →