*laukaz

Runic: ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑu̯.kɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

leek

Etymology

Unknown. Generally assumed to be a nominal derivative of *lūkaną (‘to close’), based on the leaves and scales of a leek or onion plant enclosing its stem, but this is uncertain.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	laukaz	laukōz, laukōs
Acc.	lauką	laukanz
Gen.	laukas, laukis	laukǫ̂
Dat.	laukai	laukamaz
Inst.	laukō	laukamiz
Voc.	lauk	laukōz, laukōs

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Descendants

*lauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lōk (Old Dutch)
  - look (Middle Dutch)
    - look (Dutch)
    - look (West Flemish)
*lauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēac, *lǣc, lāec, lēc (Old English)
  - lek, leek, leeke, leke, leyke (Middle English)
    - leke, leik (Scots)
*lauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēac, *lǣc, lāec, lēc (Old English)
  - lek, leek, leeke, leke, leyke (Middle English)
    - leek (English)
      - riki (Maori)
*lauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lāk (Old Frisian)
  - Look (Saterland Frisian)
  - lak, lok (West Frisian)
*lauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- louh (Old High German)
  - loch (Middle High German)
    - Làuich (Alemannic German)
    - Lauch (German)
*lauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- lōk (Old Saxon)
  - lōk (Middle Low German)
    - Look (Low German)
    - Luak (Plautdietsch)
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- laukr (Old Norse)
  - lok (Elfdalian)
  - leykur (Faroese)
  - lauk (Gutnish)
  - laukur (Icelandic)
  - lauk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- laukr (Old Norse)
  - lø̄k (Old Danish)
    - løg (Scanian)
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- laukr (Old Norse)
  - lø̄k (Old Danish)
    - løg (Danish)
      - løk (Norwegian Bokmål)
        
        løk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- laukr (Old Norse)
  - lø̄ker (Old Swedish)
    - lök (Swedish)
*lukъ (Proto-Slavic)
*laukka (Proto-Finnic)

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