Where does “Guckloch” come from?

Guckloch (German) comes from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

Guckloch (German): peephole

Definitions

  1. peephole

Ancestry of “Guckloch”, step by step

Guckloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochhole; perforation
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

via German gücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangückento look, to direct one's gaze at something
2Middle High Germangücken

Words derived from “Guckloch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókusEvery word from Proto-Celtic lokuEvery word from Old Irish loch