Where does “Locken” come from?

Locken (German) comes from German Locke, 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.

Locken (German): plural of Locke "curls"

Definitions

  1. plural of Locke "curls"

Ancestry of “Locken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLockecurl; lock or length of hair, especially when...
2GermanLock—
3Middle High Germanloc—
4Old High Germanloc—
5Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →