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Where does “lok” come from?

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

lok (Proto-West Germanic): shutter, lock; hole

Definitions

  1. shutter, lock; hole

Ancestry of “lok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lok”

  • lock
  • locking
  • locker
  • interlocking
  • deadlock
  • locket
  • locksmith
  • gridlock
  • lockout
  • airlock
  • interlock
  • lockup
  • lockstep
  • flintlock
  • matchlock
  • logy
  • Lockport
  • firelock
  • lockbox
  • lockjaw
  • headlock
  • footlocker
  • lockable
  • locknut
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