Where does “antlucan” come from?

antlucan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

antlucan (Old Dutch): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “antlucan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
2Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →
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