Where does “luken” come from?

luken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

luken (Middle Dutch): to close, to shut; to close, to become closed

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut; to close, to become closed

Ancestry of “luken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
2Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “luken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →