Where does “luke” come from?
luke (Middle Dutch) comes from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
Ancestry of “luke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |