Where does “Loch” come from?

Loch (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

Loch (Plautdietsch): hole

Definitions

  1. hole

Ancestry of “Loch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Loch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →