loke

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lewg-“to bend, turn”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*lukô
3. Old English · inherited fromloca“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”
4. Middle English · inherited fromloke
5. English todayloke

From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.

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