Where does “loke” come from?
loke (Middle English) comes from Old English loca, from Proto-Germanic lukô, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
Ancestry of “loke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | loca | locked enclosure; look, see here; -ever |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lukô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “loke”