Middle English word locket comes from Proto-Indo-European *leug, and later Proto-Germanic *luką (An opening; aperture; hole. Lock. Shutter.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*leug | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*luką | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | An opening; aperture; hole. Lock. Shutter. |
loc | Old English (ang) | Lock. |
lok | Old Norse (non) | |
loc | Middle English (enm) | |
loc | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
locket | Middle English (enm) |