Where does “sköldlocke” come from?

sköldlocke (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.

sköldlocke (Swedish): Trogulus tricarinatus, a species of harvestman native to Europe and introduced to North America

Definitions

  1. Trogulus tricarinatus, a species of harvestman native to Europe and introduced to North America

Ancestry of “sköldlocke”, step by step

sköldlocke 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 sköld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskölda shield
2Old Norseskjǫldra shield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →