Where does “loch” come from?

loch (German) comes from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

loch (German): hole; perforation

Definitions

  1. hole; perforation

Ancestry of “loch”, step by step

loch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
2Middle Englishloughlake; loch
3Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
4Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
5Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

via Middle High German loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloch—
2Old High Germanlohforest; hole
3Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
4Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “loch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókus →Every word from Proto-Celtic loku →Every word from Old Irish loch →