Locker
/ˈlɒk.ər/noun
A small compartment or cupboard that can be locked, or a person or thing that locks.
Did you know?Locker comes from the same old Germanic root as *lock* and *locksmith*, a family of words centered on fastening, sealing, and controlling access.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leug-
“to bend, twist, or curve”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*lukną
“a fastening, lock”
Old English
English
loc
“a fastening, lock, or enclosure”
Middle English
English
locke
“a lock or fastening”
14th–16th Century
English
locker
“one who locks; later, a place or container that can be locked”
Modern English
English
locker
“a small compartment or cupboard secured by a lock”