Where does “lykja” come from?

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

lykja (Old Norse): to shut, to close

Definitions

  1. to shut, to close

Ancestry of “lykja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lykja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukjaną →