Where does “Loki” come from?

Loki (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Loki, from Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Loki (Icelandic): Loki Norse god

Definitions

  1. Loki Norse god

Ancestry of “Loki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLokiLoki Norse god
2Old Norseloklock, lid; weed, unwanted plant
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse lok →
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