Where does “lucan” come from?
lucan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
lucan (Old English): to close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up
Definitions
- to close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up
Ancestry of “lucan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
Words derived from “lucan”