Where does “Locke” come from?

Locke (German) comes from German Lock, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Locke (German): curl; lock or length of hair, especially when...

Definitions

  1. curl; lock or length of hair, especially when...

Ancestry of “Locke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLock—
2Middle High Germanloc—
3Old High Germanloc—
4Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “Locke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →