Where does “locken” come from?

locken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

locken (Middle Dutch): to lure

Definitions

  1. to lure

Ancestry of “locken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlocconto lure
2Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
3Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “locken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn →
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