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gheluc
Dutch · medieval
"happiness, good fortune"
a Low Countries word for fortune, later shortened
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Stage 2 of 3
luc
Dutch · c. 1400s
"chance, fortune"
clipped form entering English, likely first as a term among gamblers
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Stage 3 of 3
luck
English · c. 1500 onward
"success or failure attributed to chance"
settled into general use for chance success or failure
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