laukur

Icelandic

/ˈløyːkʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • onion, leek, garlic
  • a bulb
  • the best of something (probably where the intensifying prefix lauk- comes from)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse laukr inherited from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ inherited from Proto-Germanic *laukaz (leek).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*laukaz

Gloss

leek

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