Where does “topplokk” come from?
topplokk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lokk, from Norwegian Nynorsk løkke, from German lochen, from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch — pond, pool.
topplokk (Norwegian Nynorsk): cylinder head
Ancestry of “topplokk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lokk | lid; cover; lock |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løkke | a loop, noose; an enclosure, paddock; a playing... |
| 3 | German | lochen | to punch |
| 4 | German | loch | — |
| 5 | English | loch | A lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Middle English | lough | lake; loch |
| 7 | Scottish Gaelic | loch | lake; arm of the sea; fjord |
| 8 | Old Irish | loch | lake; inlet of the sea; black, dark |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | loku | lake, pool |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lókus | pond, pool |