leke
Middle English
/leːk/
noun
Definitions
- A plant in the genus Allium often used as vegetables:
- (in expressions) Something of little value.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English lēac (onion, leek, garlic, a garden herb) inherited from Proto-Germanic *laukaz (leek).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*laukaz
Gloss
leek
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- houseleek English
- leak English
- leakily English
- leakiness English
- leaky English
- leek English
- leekish English
- leeklike English
- leeky English
- nonleaky English
- *lewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *laukaz Proto-Germanic
- *lauką Proto-Germanic
- *lekaz Proto-Germanic
- garleac Old English
- gārlēac Old English
- hlec Old English
- leac Old English
- lēac Old English
- ynneleac Old English
- gare Middle English
- garlek Middle English
- gairleog Irish
- *lukъ Proto-Slavic
- louh Old High German
- lauk Estonian
- *lōk Old Dutch
- ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ Proto-Norse