Where does “Lockwort” come from?

Lockwort (German) comes from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Lockwort (German): a term arisen in animal-directed speech to attract a beast

Definitions

  1. a term arisen in animal-directed speech to attract a beast

Ancestry of “Lockwort”, step by step

Lockwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via German locken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlockento lure, entice; to tempt; to be lured
2Middle High Germanlocken—
3Old High Germanlockōn—
4Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
5Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →
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