English
lox
Lox comes from Yiddish לאַקס ‘salmon’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *laks-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*laks-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lahsaz‘salmon’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lahs‘salmon’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050lahs
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Yiddishmodernלאַקסlaks‘salmon’
- Englishtodaylox
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*laks-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lahsaz‘salmon’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lahs‘salmon’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050lahs
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Yiddishmodernלאַקסlaks‘salmon’
- Englishtodaylox
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *lahs ‘salmon’
Today it means
noun Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *laks- / lox