Where does “lykke” come from?

lykke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German gelucke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

lykke (Norwegian Nynorsk): happiness; luck, fortune; blessing

Definitions

  1. happiness; luck, fortune; blessing

Ancestry of “lykke”, step by step

lykke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German gelucke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangeluckehappiness, good luck
2Proto-Germanicgalukją—

via Middle Low German lucke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlucke—
Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →Every word from Middle Low German gelucke →