Where does “lykästää” come from?

lykästää (Finnish) comes from Finnish lykky, from Swedish lycka, from Old Norse lykja, from Proto-Germanic lukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lykästää (Finnish): to be lucky

Definitions

  1. to be lucky

Ancestry of “lykästää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlykkyluck
2Swedishlyckajoy, happiness; a loop; a small farm field
3Old Norselykjato shut, to close
4Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →