Where does “loc” come from?

loc (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Ancestry of “loc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “loc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →
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