Loki
/ˈloʊki/noun
A trickster god in Norse mythology associated with mischief, deception, and shape-shifting.
Did you know?Loki’s name is traditionally linked to a Germanic root associated with looping or knotting, which fits his mythic role as the one who tangles destinies and escapes cleanly.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*lokaz
“possibly a knot, loop, or something closed/twisted”
Old Norse
ON
Loki
“the name of the trickster deity”
Medieval Norse tradition
Norse
Loki
“a mythic figure of cunning, disruption, and transformation”
Modern English
English
Loki
“the Norse god of mischief, widely known through myth and popular culture”