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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlocalocked enclosure; look, see here; -ever
2Proto-Germaniclukô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “loke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukô →Every word from Old English loca →
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