Where does “noidanlukko” come from?

noidanlukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukko, from Proto-Germanic lukǭ, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

noidanlukko (Finnish): moonwort

Definitions

  1. moonwort

Ancestry of “noidanlukko”, step by step

noidanlukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish noita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnoitaA witch; Partitive plural form of nuo
2Proto-Finnicnoitawitch
3Proto-Finno-Ugricnojta—

Words derived from “noidanlukko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukǭ →Every word from Finnish lukko →