Where does “lok” come from?

lok (Polish) comes from German locke, from German Lock, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lok (Polish): curl, lock

Definitions

  1. curl, lock

Ancestry of “lok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlockeinflection of locken: ## first-person singular...
2GermanLock—
3Middle High Germanloc—
4Old High Germanloc—
5Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lugnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukkaz →