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Where does “lukky” come from?

lukky (Middle English) comes from Middle English y, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “lukky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyAlternative form of I; Alternative form of in;...
2Old EnglishiċI
3Proto-West GermanicikI
4Proto-Germanic*ek—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “lukky”

  • lucky
  • unlucky
  • luckily
  • unluckily
  • unluckiness
  • luckiness
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