Where does “Loch” come from?

Loch (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Loch (Pennsylvania German): hole; rent; burrow

Definitions

  1. hole; rent; burrow

Ancestry of “Loch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloch—
2Old High Germanlohforest; hole
3Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
4Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “Loch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lok →