Where does “Stirnlocke” come from?

Stirnlocke (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.

Stirnlocke (German): forelock

Definitions

  1. forelock

Ancestry of “Stirnlocke”, step by step

Stirnlocke 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 Stirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStirnforehead; frons
2Middle High Germanstirne—
3Old High Germanstirnaforehead
4Proto-West Germanicstirnijuforehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →