Where does “Luks” come from?

Luks (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian luks, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Luks (Saterland Frisian): lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx

Ancestry of “Luks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianluks—
2Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →