Where does “lūcan” come from?

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

lūcan (Old Dutch): to close, shut

Definitions

  1. to close, shut

Ancestry of “lūcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
2Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lūcan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →