Where does “lowken” come from?

lowken (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.

Ancestry of “lowken”, 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 “lowken”

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