Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “lôch” come from?

lôch (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic lōgą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “lôch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclōgąa place, position, camp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lôch”

  • Loog
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