Where does “lockstitch” come from?

lockstitch (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.

lockstitch (English): A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two...

Definitions

  1. A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two...

Ancestry of “lockstitch”, step by step

lockstitch 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 stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen—
3Old Englishstiċċan—
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick
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