leykur
Faroese
/ˈlɛiːkʊɹ/
noun
Definitions
- any plant of the genus Allium — the onions (chives, leek, garlic etc.)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse laukr inherited from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ 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
- *lewg- Proto-Indo-European
- løk Norwegian Bokmål
- *laukaz Proto-Germanic
- lauk Norwegian Nynorsk
- leac Old English
- lēac Old English
- laukr Old Norse
- løg Danish
- *lukъ Proto-Slavic
- laukur Icelandic
- louh Old High German
- grønleykur Faroese
- grønur Faroese
- hvítleykur Faroese
- hvítur Faroese
- lauk Estonian
- *lōk Old Dutch
- løker Old Swedish
- løker, lø̄ker Old Swedish
- ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ Proto-Norse