Where does “Lock” come from?

Lock (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German lok, from Old Saxon lok, from Proto-Germanic *lok.

Lock (German Low German): hole; opening

Definitions

  1. hole; opening

Ancestry of “Lock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlok—
2Old Saxonlok—
3Proto-Germanic*lok—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lok →Every word from Old Saxon lok →Every word from Middle Low German lok →