Where does “forelock” come from?

forelock (Middle English) comes from Old English forelocc, from Old English locc, from Proto-West Germanic *lukk, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Ancestry of “forelock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforelocca forelock; lock of hair that covers the forehead
2Old Englishlocclock
3Proto-West Germanic*lukk—
4Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “forelock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →