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Where does “microinterlocking” come from?

microinterlocking (English) comes from English interlocking, from English interlock, 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.

microinterlocking (English): That interlock on a microscopic scale; A...

Definitions

  1. That interlock on a microscopic scale; A...

Ancestry of “microinterlocking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinterlockingpresent participle of interlock; An arrangement...
2EnglishinterlockTo fit or clasp together securely; To interlace;...
3EnglishLock—
4Middle Englishloklock
5Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
6Proto-West Germaniclaik—
7Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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