Where does “loka til” come from?

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

loka til (Norwegian Nynorsk): to bugger up (to spoil something)

Definitions

  1. to bugger up (to spoil something)

Ancestry of “loka til”, 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 →