Etymology

loch

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Today it means: A lake. Full definition →

Middle English lough ← Scottish Gaelic loch
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loch · noun1

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromloch
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlough
  3. English todayloch

From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch. Doublet of lay, Looe, and lough.

loch · noun2

See lohoch.

Loch · proper noun3

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromloch“loch, lake”
  2. German · borrowed fromLoch
  3. English todayLoch

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley. * From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishlough all →

lowlough

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