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
- to close, to shut; to close, to become closed
Ancestry of “luken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | lūcan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “luken”