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.

lukky (Middle English): lucky, fortunate

Definitions

  1. lucky, fortunate

Ancestry of “lukky”, step by step

lukky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English y

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

via Middle English luk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlukgood fortune; gain, profit
2Middle Dutchluc

Words derived from “lukky

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ik
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