English
Lock
Lock comes from Old English loca ‘enclosure’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *lukô.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lukôreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150loca‘enclosure’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500loke
- EnglishtodayLock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lukôreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150loca‘enclosure’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500loke
- EnglishtodayLock
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *lukô
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *lukô / Lock