lok
Afrikaans
/lɔk/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to lure, to bait
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish lokken (lure) inherited from Middle Dutch locken inherited from Old Dutch loccon inherited from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*lukkōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lokaas Dutch, Flemish
- lokeend Dutch, Flemish
- lokfiets Dutch, Flemish
- lokken Dutch, Flemish
- lokoma Dutch, Flemish
- lokprofiel Dutch, Flemish
- lokroep Dutch, Flemish
- lokvogel Dutch, Flemish
- ontlokken Dutch, Flemish
- uitlokken Dutch, Flemish
- verlokken Dutch, Flemish
- *lukkōną Proto-Germanic
- loccian Old English
- lokka Old Norse
- locken Middle Dutch
- loccon Old Dutch