Where does “ferhþloca” come from?

ferhþloca (Old English) comes from Old English loca, from Proto-Germanic lukô, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

ferhþloca (Old English): soul-enclosure, bosom, body

Definitions

  1. soul-enclosure, bosom, body

Ancestry of “ferhþloca”, step by step

ferhþloca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English loca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlocalocked enclosure; look, see here; -ever
2Proto-Germaniclukô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Old English ferhþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishferhþlife; heart, spirit, mind
2Proto-Germanicferhþuz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukô →Every word from Old English loca →