Where does “*lukk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*lukk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclukkazlock; curl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlugnó-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “*lukk”

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