Where does “lockespindel” come from?

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

lockespindel (Swedish): harvestman

Definitions

  1. harvestman

Ancestry of “lockespindel”, step by step

lockespindel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish locke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlockeharvestman arachnid
2Swedishlocka lock of hair; a cover, a lid; popping
3Old Norseloklock, lid; weed, unwanted plant
4Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Swedish spindel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspindela spider; a spindle, the rotating part of a...
2Old Swedishspinnil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse lok →