Where does “locke” come from?

locke (German) comes 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.

locke (German): inflection of locken: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of locken: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “locke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLock
2Middle High Germanloc
3Old High Germanloc
4Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “locke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz
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