Where does “lykkes” come from?

lykkes (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Dutch lucken, from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

lykkes (Norwegian Bokmål): to prove a success, succeed

Definitions

  1. to prove a success, succeed

Ancestry of “lykkes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlucken—
2Middle Low Germangelücke—
3Proto-Germanicgalukją—
Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →
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