Where does “lūcan” come from?

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

lūcan (Old English): to close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up

Definitions

  1. to close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up

Ancestry of “lūcan”, step by step

lūcan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic lūkan

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

via Proto-West Germanic *leukan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*leukanto pull, pluck, weed
2Proto-Germanic*leukaną—

Words derived from “lūcan”

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