Where does “lykja” come from?

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

lykja (Icelandic): to shut, to close; ampoule

Definitions

  1. to shut, to close; ampoule

Ancestry of “lykja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselykjato shut, to close
2Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lykja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukjaną →Every word from Old Norse lykja →