Where does “lucky” come from?
Lucky derives from Middle English lukky, whose ultimate origin and earliest meaning remain uncertain.
lucky (English): Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success...
Definitions
- Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success...
Ancestry of “lucky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lukky | lucky, fortunate |
| 2 | Middle English | y | Alternative form of I; Alternative form of in;... |
| 3 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “lucky”