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Where does “lœkr” come from?

lœkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lōkiz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lœkr (Old Norse): brook, rivulet

Definitions

  1. brook, rivulet

Ancestry of “lœkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclōkizbrook; stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lœkr”

  • League
  • Leake
  • lækur
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