Etymograph

English

lockset

From lock + set.

A compound of lock + set

Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *luką

Proto-West Germanic *lok ‘shutter’

Old English loc

Middle English lok

English lock

Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’

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Proto-Germanic *satjaną ‘to set’

Proto-West Germanic *sattjan ‘to set’

Old English settan ‘to set’

Middle English setten ‘to seat’

English set

Today it means

noun The hardware and components making up the locking or latching mechanism for a door, etc.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lockset