Where does “grytlock” come from?

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

grytlock (Swedish): a potlid

Definitions

  1. a potlid

Ancestry of “grytlock”, step by step

grytlock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlocka lock of hair; a cover, a lid; popping
2Old Norseloklock, lid; weed, unwanted plant
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Swedish gryta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrytapot; a cooking-vessel; stew; a kind of dish
2Old Swedishgryta—
3Old Norsegrýta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →