Where does “lockōn” come from?

lockōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ancestry of “lockōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclokkōnto caress
2Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lockōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lokkōn →