Where does “lokke” come from?

lokke (Middle English) comes 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 “lokke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlocclock
2Proto-West Germanic*lukk—
3Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lokke”

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