Where does “lyklabarn” come from?

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

lyklabarn (Icelandic): latch-key child

Definitions

  1. latch-key child

Ancestry of “lyklabarn”, step by step

lyklabarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lykill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclykilla key; a clef; a key; one of several small,...
2Old Norselykillkey
3Old Norselúkato shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,...
4Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Icelandic barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbarnchild
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse lúka →