Where does “lukkaz” come from?

lukkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lukkaz (Proto-Germanic): lock; curl

Definitions

  1. lock; curl

Ancestry of “lukkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lukkaz”

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