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Where does “unlouken” come from?

unlouken (Middle English) comes from Old English onlūcan — to unlock.

Ancestry of “unlouken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonlūcanto unlock

Words derived from “unlouken”

  • unlock
  • unlocker
  • reunlock
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