Where does “lox” come from?

lox (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lox (Old English): lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx

Ancestry of “lox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
2Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lox”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →
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