Where does “locke” come from?
locke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lock, from Frankish *lokk, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
locke (Middle Dutch): curl
Ancestry of “locke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | lock | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *lokk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lukkaz | lock; curl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lugnó- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “locke”