Where does “lykkja” come from?

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

lykkja (Icelandic): loop; noose; stitch, loop

Definitions

  1. loop; noose; stitch, loop

Ancestry of “lykkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselykkjaloop
2Icelandiclykjato shut, to close; ampoule
3Old Norselykjato shut, to close
4Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukjaną →Every word from Old Norse lykja →