Where does “løkke” come from?

løkke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German lochen, from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

løkke (Norwegian Bokmål): a loop, noose; an enclosure, paddock; a playing...

Definitions

  1. a loop, noose; an enclosure, paddock; a playing...

Ancestry of “løkke”, step by step

løkke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German lochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochento punch
2Germanlochhole; perforation
3EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
4Middle Englishloughlake; loch
5Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
6Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
7Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

via Old Norse lykkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselykkjaloop
2Icelandiclykjato shut, to close; ampoule
3Old Norselykjato shut, to close
4Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut

via Old Norse lokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselokka—
2Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “løkke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókus →Every word from Proto-Celtic loku →Every word from Old Irish loch →