Where does “loc” come from?

loc (Old English) comes from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

loc (Old English): lock; that by which anything is closed; an...

Definitions

  1. lock; that by which anything is closed; an...

Ancestry of “loc”, step by step

loc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstedeplace
2Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-West Germanic lok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
2Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “loc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →
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