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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”

  • люк
  • valluik
  • doorgeefluik
  • luiken
  • kattenluik
  • drieluik
  • tweeluik
  • luik
  • lucan
  • ლიუკი
  • luken
  • luke
  • lūcan
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