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Where does “lykill” come from?

lykill (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse lúka, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lykill (Old Norse): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “lykill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselúkato shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,...
2Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lykill”

  • nyckelharpa
  • telegrafnyckel
  • nyckel
  • nyckelharpa
  • einkalykill
  • lyklaborð
  • lyklabarn
  • lykill
  • g-lykill
  • dreifilykill
  • lykil
  • nykil
  • lykil
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