locker
English
noun
Definitions
- A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books.
- (rare) One who locks something.
- (automotive) A locking differential.
- (historical) A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
Etymology
Suffix from English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair) inherited from Old English loc (enclosure, lock, fastening) inherited from Proto-Germanic *luką (lock, opening, hole).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*luką
Gloss
lock, opening, hole
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goldilocks English
- Lock English
- Lockport English
- airlock English
- anklelock English
- anti-lock English
- armlock English
- belock English
- boxlock English
- brainlock English
- chinlock English
- couchlock English
- cyberlocker English
- daglock English
- deadlock English
- deathlock English
- doglock English
- earlock English
- elflock English
- eyelock English
- fetlock English
- fetterlock English
- firelock English
- flatlock English
- flintlock English
- foot English
- foot locker English
- footlocker English
- forelock English
- gridlock English
- gunlock English
- hairlock English
- hammerlock English
- handlock English
- hashlock English
- headlock English
- inlock English
- interlock English
- keylock English
- landlock English
- leglock English
- lidlock English
- liplock English
- livelock English
- lock English
- lock-weir English
- lockability English
- lockable English
- lockage English
- lockbolt English
- lockbox English
- lockfast English
- lockful English
- lockhouse English
- lockjaw English
- lockkeeper English
- lockless English
- locklike English
- lockmaster English
- locknut English
- lockout English
- lockpicker English
- lockplate English
- lockring English
- lockset English
- lockshield English
- lockside English
- locksman English
- locksmith English
- locksmithery English
- locksport English
- lockstep English
- lockstitch English
- lockwork English
- locky English
- lovelock English
- manlock English
- matchlock English
- mindlock English
- multilock English
- necklock English
- oarlock English
- overlock English
- picklock English
- relock English
- riplock English
- sidelock English
- snaplock English
- soaplock English
- softlock English
- spinlock English
- suitlock English
- taglock English
- twistlock English
- underlock English
- unlock English
- uplock English
- weighlock English
- wheellock English
- wristlock English
- Arschloch German
- Astloch German
- Dreckloch German
- Dreilochnutte German
- Dreilochstute German
- Funkloch German
- Knopfloch German
- Loch German
- Lochfraßkorrosion German
- Lochkarte German
- Lochstreifen German
- Locke German
- Löcherleitung German
- Nasenloch German
- Ozonloch German
- Schlupfloch German
- Schlüsselloch German
- Sommerloch German
- Wasserloch German
- Wurmloch German
- dienluik Dutch, Flemish
- doorgeefluik Dutch, Flemish
- drieluik Dutch, Flemish
- kattenluik Dutch, Flemish
- locker Dutch, Flemish
- loket Dutch, Flemish
- luik Dutch, Flemish
- rolluik Dutch, Flemish
- tweeluik Dutch, Flemish
- valluik Dutch, Flemish
- люк Russian
- locker Spanish, Castilian
- *leuk- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *luką Proto-Germanic
- ロッカー Japanese
- loch Polish
- loc Old English
- locken Middle English
- lok Middle English
- loke Middle English
- lok Old Norse
- loch Czech
- loc Old French
- ล็อก Thai
- loket Indonesian
- loc Welsh
- loket Middle Dutch
- luke Middle Dutch
- loh Old High German
- loklo Ido
- luik Afrikaans
- loch Middle High German
- *lok gmw-pro
- ლიუკი Georgian
- *lok Old Saxon
- lok Tok Pisin
- loc xno
- loiki Sranan Tongo
- loke Seychellois Creole
- foot
- Lock
- lock
- locky
- belock
- uplock
- unlock
- inlock
- relock
- locknut
- armlock
- lockage
- leglock
- riplock
- liplock
- taglock
- keylock
- earlock
- lockset
- doglock
- eyelock
- fetlock
- lockjaw
- manlock
- lockful
- lockbox
- gunlock
- lockout
- lidlock
- airlock
- oarlock
- boxlock
- daglock
- elflock
- lockwork
- lovelock
- flatlock
- hashlock
- locksman
- landlock
- necklock
- Lockport
- spinlock
- locklike
- hairlock
- lockring
- lockable
- forelock
- lockbolt
- lockfast
- sidelock
- suitlock
- picklock
- lockless
- overlock
- soaplock
- livelock
- lockstep
- snaplock
- chinlock
- mindlock
- deadlock
- lockside
- gridlock
- softlock
- headlock
- handlock
- firelock
- interlock
- anklelock
- lockhouse
- weighlock
- locksport
- matchlock
- twistlock
- underlock
- flintlock
- lock-weir
- wristlock
- wheellock
- lockplate
- locksmith
- couchlock
- brainlock
- multilock
- deathlock
- anti-lock
- fetterlock
- hammerlock
- lockstitch
- Goldilocks
- lockshield
- lockpicker
- lockmaster
- footlocker
- lockkeeper
- lockability
- cyberlocker
- foot locker
- locksmithery