Where does “louken” come from?

louken (Middle English) comes from Old English lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

louken (Middle English): to lock

Definitions

  1. to lock

Ancestry of “louken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlūcanto close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up
2Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “louken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →
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