Where does “Kjikjloch” come from?

Kjikjloch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Loch, from Old Saxon lōh, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Kjikjloch (Plautdietsch): peephole

Definitions

  1. peephole

Ancestry of “Kjikjloch”, step by step

Kjikjloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLochhole
2Old Saxonlōh—
3Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
4Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Plautdietsch kjikjen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschkjikjento look perceive with the eyes
2Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
3Old Saxonkīkanto look
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →