Where does “lūkan” come from?

lūkan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lūkan (Proto-West Germanic): to close, to shut

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut

Ancestry of “lūkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lūkan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →