Etymology Explorer
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Where does “lōk” come from?
lōk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.
Ancestry of “lōk”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
laukaz
leek
2
Proto-Indo-European
lewg-
to bend
Words derived from “lōk”
look
look
look-zonder-look
daklook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →