Where does “luks” come from?

luks (Kashubian) comes from German Luchs, from Middle High German luhs, from Old High German luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

luks (Kashubian): lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx

Ancestry of “luks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLuchslynx
2Middle High Germanluhs
3Old High Germanluhslynx
4Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-
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