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