Where does “samlocen” come from?

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

samlocen (Old English): half-closed

Definitions

  1. half-closed

Ancestry of “samlocen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlūcanto close, lock; to lock; to pluck out, pull up
2Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →