Where does “herbeilocken” come from?

herbeilocken (German) comes from German locken, from Middle High German locken, from Old High German lockōn, from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

herbeilocken (German): to lure, attract to here

Definitions

  1. to lure, attract to here

Ancestry of “herbeilocken”, step by step

herbeilocken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German herbei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherbeihither, here, to here, to this place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn
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