English
lochan
Lochan comes from Scottish Gaelic lochan ‘diminutive of loch’, from loch ‘lake’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lókus.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lókusreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*loku‘lake, pool’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900loch‘lake’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernsame form‘lake’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernlochan‘diminutive of loch’diminutive of loch
- Englishearliest quotation 2009same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lókusreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*loku‘lake, pool’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900loch‘lake’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernsame form‘lake’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernlochan‘diminutive of loch’diminutive of loch
- Englishearliest quotation 2009same form
Earliest quotation: 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe: “The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lókus
lagoon, lacuna, lacustrine, 6 more
through Old Irish loch ‘lake’
Today it means
noun A small loch (lake)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lókus / lochan