Where does “locken” come from?

locken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lockōn, from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ancestry of “locken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlockōn—
2Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
3Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “locken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn →