Where does “lowk” come from?

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

lowk (Middle English): louk; woodlouse

Definitions

  1. louk; woodlouse

Ancestry of “lowk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishloukento lock
2Old Englishlūcanto close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up
3Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
4Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →