Where does “loque” come from?

loque (French) comes from Middle French loque, 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.

loque (French): wreck, basket case; rags

Definitions

  1. wreck, basket case; rags

Ancestry of “loque”, step by step

loque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French loque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchloque—
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 Latin lochus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlochuslochus
2Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
3Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
4Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laik →