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Where does “lokkōn” come from?

lokkōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ancestry of “lokkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclukkōnąto caress; to lure, entice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lokkōn”

  • locke
  • anlocken
  • locken
  • lokken
  • lokaas
  • uitlokken
  • ontlokken
  • locken
  • lockōn
  • locken
  • loccon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →