Where does “heolstorloca” come from?

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

heolstorloca (Old English): a dark enclosure, prison

Definitions

  1. a dark enclosure, prison

Ancestry of “heolstorloca”, step by step

heolstorloca 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 heolstor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheolstordarkness, veil, covering
2Proto-Germanichulistrącovering; hull; sheath
3Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukô →Every word from Old English loca →