Louk meaning

From Middle English louken, lowken, from Old English lūcan (“to pluck out, pull up”), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną, *leukaną (“to break, pluck, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *lūǵ- (“to break”). Cognate with Middle Low German lūken (“to pull, pull up”), German liechen (“to pluck”), Danish luge (“to hatch”), Latin luctor (“wrestle, fight”, verb).

From Middle English louken, from Old English lūcan (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *leug- (“to bend, turn”). More at lock.

From Middle English louk, louke, loke, of uncertain origin.