Where does “lukan” come from?

lukan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lukan (Old Saxon): to close

Definitions

  1. to close

Ancestry of “lukan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
2Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lukan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan →
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