luik etymology

Dutch word luik comes from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (To close, to shut.), Proto-Germanic *leukaną (To pluck; pull up.)

Detailed word origin of luik

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*lūkaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To close, to shut.
*leukaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To pluck; pull up.
*lūkan Old Dutch (odt)
*lukan Old Dutch (odt) To close, shut.
*lūken Old Dutch (odt)
luken Middle Dutch (dum) (intransitive) to close, to become closed. (transitive) to close, to shut.
luiken Dutch (nld) (obsolete) to close, to shut.
luke Middle Dutch (dum)
luik Dutch (nld) (arts) panel, as in a triptych. (figuratively) first-rank section, part (of few), e.g. chapter of a plan. Hatch. Shutter.

Words with the same origin as luik

Descendants of *lūkaną
doorgeefluik drieluik kattenluik luiken ontluiken rolluik tweeluik valluik
Descendants of *leukaną
lokaas lokfluit lokken lokmiddel lokspijs lokvogel ontlokken uitlokken verlokkelijk