Where does “lykkiæ” come from?
lykkiæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse lykja, from Proto-Germanic lukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
Ancestry of “lykkiæ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lykja | to shut, to close |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lukjaną | to close, shut |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |