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Where does “lucken” come from?

lucken (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

Ancestry of “lucken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangelücke—
2Proto-Germanicgalukją—

Words derived from “lucken”

  • mislukken
  • mislukkeling
  • lukken
Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →