Where does “lockpicker” come from?

lockpicker (English) comes from English Lock, from Middle English lok, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lockpicker (English): A person or device that lockpicks or picks locks

Definitions

  1. A person or device that lockpicks or picks locks

Ancestry of “lockpicker”, step by step

lockpicker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Lock

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

via English picker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpickerAgent noun of pick; one who picks; Any user...
2Yiddishפּיקןpeck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laik →
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