Lemizh / English dictionary
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plàk.
to unlock something-dat, to open a lock-acc to something-dat
plÌk. a lock
plùk. key
Etymology
< NLem, LMLem, MLem pylk‑a, reanalysis of
< OLem pylkanh‑ ‘cover, conceal > lock’
< PLem *palkanh‑ ‘cover, conceal’, néH-present of
< PIE *pelk‑
The n was reanalysed as a negation in late OLem, after the syncope of stem-final h.
Cognates
Eng feal ‘hide’