Where does “locht” come from?

locht (Irish) comes from Old Irish locht, from Proto-Celtic loktu-, from Proto-Indo-European lok-.

locht (Irish): fault, defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection; abuse

Definitions

  1. fault, defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection; abuse

Ancestry of “locht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlochtfault; blemish
2Proto-Celticloktu-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlok-—

Words derived from “locht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lok- →Every word from Proto-Celtic loktu- →Every word from Old Irish locht →