Where does “lykkja” come from?

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

lykkja (Old Norse): loop

Definitions

  1. loop

Ancestry of “lykkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclykjato shut, to close; ampoule
2Old Norselykjato shut, to close
3Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lykkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukjaną →Every word from Old Norse lykja →