Where does “locc” come from?
locc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *lukk, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
locc (Old English): lock
Ancestry of “locc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *lukk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lukkaz | lock; curl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lugnó- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “locc”