Where does “loke” come from?

loke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse loka, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

loke (Norwegian Bokmål): to lurk or wander around aimlessly

Definitions

  1. to lurk or wander around aimlessly

Ancestry of “loke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselokabolt
2Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse loka →