Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *lukka-z; *luknian-

Meaning: lock

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: lokk-r m. `Haarlocke'; lükna `die Knie beugen'

Norwegian: lokk

Swedish: lock

Danish: lok

Old English: locc m.

English: lock

Old Frisian: lokk

Old Saxon: lokk m.

Middle Dutch: loc, locke m. `lok, krul, bosje'

Dutch: lok m., f.

Old Franconian: lock

Middle Low German: locke m.

Old High German: loc m. 'Haar, Locke' (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: loc (-ck-) st. m. 'haarlocke, haar; mähne'

German: Lock m. (bis 16./17.Jh.), Locke f.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *lug-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to bend

Old Greek: lügóō `winden, beugen', lügízdomai̯, -ō `(sich) drehen, winden, beugen'

Baltic: *lug-n-a- adj., *lug-in̂- vb.

Germanic: *lukk-a- m.; *luk-n-ia- vb.

Latin: luxus, -a `verrenkt', luxāre `verrenken'

Celtic: Gael lūgach `krummbeinig'

Russ. meaning: гнуть

References: WP II 413 f

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *lug-n-a- adj., *lug-in̂- vb.

Meaning: flexible

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: lùgna- `biegsam, gelenkig, geschmeidig, schmeichlerisch', lùginti-s 'sich einschmeicheln'

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *lukV

Meaning: bow, bend

Indo-European: *leug-

Altaic: *luke

Uralic: ObU *ḷȫk 'ring' (ND 1271)

Dravidian: *nūk- (can also belong to *ńVḳV)

Comments: Cf. also PA *làk`ù; PIE *lek(')- (2722).

References: ОСНЯ 3, 61-66; ND 1273 *Luka 'to bend'; 1588 *[ń]üḲ[ü] 'to lie down, sink, low' (same Alt. (Turk.) + same Drav. + Ural. with an altern. etymology + some Cush.).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *lúke

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to bow, bend

Russian meaning: наклоняться, гнуть

Turkic: *jükün-

Mongolian: *nugu-

Tungus-Manchu: *loka-

Japanese: *nǝ́kí ( ~ -ua-)

Comments: ОСНЯ 3, 64-65 (Turc-Mong). Cf. *làk`ù.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *jükün-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to bow

Russian meaning: кланяться, склоняться

Old Turkic: jükün- (Orkh., OUygh.)

Karakhanid: jükün- (MK)

Turkish: jüken-, jügün- (dial.)

Tatar: jögen-, jegen- (dial.)

Middle Turkic: jükün- (AH, Ettuhf.)

Uzbek: jukun-

Uighur: jükün-

Yakut: sügün- 'to go to the bridegroom's home'

Kirghiz: ǯügün-

Kazakh: žügin-

Bashkir: jögön-

Karaim: jügün-, jugun-

Karakalpak: žügin-

Kumyk: jügün-

Comments: EDT 913, ЭСТЯ 4, 264.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *nugu-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to bend

Russian meaning: гнуться

Written Mongolian: nuɣu-ra- (L 595)

Khalkha: nugara-, nugal-

Buriat: nugar-, nugal- (caus.)

Kalmuck: nuɣǝr-, nuɣǝl- 'to bend, to separate bones at the joints' (КРС)

Ordos: nuGul-

Monguor: nugurā-, noGlā-

Comments: MGCD 517.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *loka-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to hang 2 hanger, cross-beam (for hanging)

Russian meaning: 1 вешать 2 вешалка, вешала

Evenki: loko- 1, loko-ptin 2; lokso, lekse 'knee'

Even: noq- 1, noqъ̣m 2

Negidal: loxo- 1, loxo-wun 2

Ulcha: lō-, lōqo- 1, lōpụ 2

Orok: lō-, loqqo- 1, lōno 2

Nanai: lō- 1, lōčaqo 2

Oroch: lō- 1, lōkońi, lōńi 2

Udighe: lo`- 1 (Корм. 256)

Solon: loko-, loxo- 1

Comments: ТМС 1, 501-502, 515.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *nǝ́kí ( ~ -ua-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: hanging edge of roof, eaves

Russian meaning: стреха, свисающий край крыши

Old Japanese: n(w)ok(j)i

Middle Japanese: nókí

Tokyo: nòki

Kyoto: nókí

Kagoshima: nókì

Comments: JLTT 500.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *nūk-

Meaning : to bow, droop

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-North Dravidian : *nūq-

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *nūq-

Meaning : to bow, droop

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : nūxnā, nū̃khnā "to bow (the head), keep down (the eyes); silence, defeat, put down"

Malto : nūg̣e "to droop, walk or behave without energy"

Number in DED : 3723

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