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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

  1. dormer window; skylight; top corner of the net

Ancestry of “lucarne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlucarne—
2Old Frenchlucanneopening in the roof of a house, skylight, loft
3Frankishlūkinnaopening closed by a valve, flap
4Proto-Germaniclūkinjōaperture, window
5Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lucarne”

  • lucarne
  • luthern
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