Where does “Schläfenlocke” come from?

Schläfenlocke (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.

Schläfenlocke (German): sidelock, payot

Definitions

  1. sidelock, payot

Ancestry of “Schläfenlocke”, step by step

Schläfenlocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German locke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlockeinflection of locken: ## first-person singular...
2GermanLock—
3Middle High Germanloc—
4Old High Germanloc—
5Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via German Schläfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchläfetemple
2GermanSchlafsleep; temple
3Germanslāf—
4Middle High Germanslāf—
5Old High Germanslāfslack
6Proto-Germanicslap-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →