Where does “lug” come from?

lug (Scanian) comes from Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lug (Scanian): weed, unwanted plant

Definitions

  1. weed, unwanted plant

Ancestry of “lug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseloklock, lid; weed, unwanted plant
2Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse lok →