Where does “lucarne” come from?
lucarne (French) comes from Middle French lucarne, from Old French lucanne, from Frankish lūkinna, from Proto-Germanic lūkinjō, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
lucarne (French): dormer window; skylight; top corner of the net
Definitions
- dormer window; skylight; top corner of the net
Ancestry of “lucarne”, step by step
lucarne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French lucarne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lucarne | — |
| 2 | Old French | lucanne | opening in the roof of a house, skylight, loft |
| 3 | Frankish | lūkinna | opening closed by a valve, flap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūkinjō | aperture, window |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |