Loch etymology

English

English word loch comes from Proto-Indo-European *lakw-, Proto-Indo-European *lakus, and later Proto-Indo-European *lókus (Pond, pool.)

Etymology of loch

Detailed word origin of loch

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*lakw- Proto-Indo-European (ine) lake, pond, lake, pool, water, body of water, lake
*lakus Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*lókus Proto-Indo-European (ine) Pond, pool.
*loku Proto-Celtic (cel-pro)
*lokus Proto-Celtic (cel-pro)
loch Old Irish (sga) Inlet of the sea. Lake.
loch Scottish Gaelic (gla) Arm of the sea. Fjord. Lake.
loch English (en) (Scotland) A bay or arm of the sea.. (Scotland) A lake.

Words with the same origin as loch

Descendants of *lakw-

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